Fort Worth, Texas

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of September 19, 2005

Man acquitted after killing acquaintance he found with wife

A 57-year-old man has been acquitted of a murder charge after jurors found that he acted in self-defense when he shot an acquaintance he had caught with his wife.

Jurors in state district Judge Everett Young's court deliberated over two days before finding John Harley Roach not guilty of murder in the Feb. 1, 2004, death of Randy Spagnola.

Spagnola had spent the night at Roach's home. The next morning, Roach found Spagnola having sexual contact with his wife, and said the two men had an altercation.

``I'm still very sorry for what happened and for killing Mr. Spagnola,'' Roach said. ``It wasn't intentional. I did fear for my life. I'm just thankful that it is all over and it came out the way it did.''