A father beat to death with his hands a man who 
tried molesting his 4-year-old daughter after the 
little girl was heard screaming on the family's 
rural Texas ranch, authorities said Monday.
Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon said the 23-
year-old father, whose name has not been released, 
is unlikely to be arrested for Saturday's killing 
and that no evidence so far has led investigators 
to doubt his story. 
"There doesn't appear to be any reason other than 
what he told us," Harmon said. 
Harmon said the victim was a 47-year-old man from 
Gonazles with no apparent prior criminal history. 
His name continued to be withheld Monday because 
authorities still hadn't tracked down any of his 
family. 
The victim was an "acquaintance" of the father who 
had come to help care for some horses, Harmon 
said. He did not know how long the two men may 
have known each other. The girl was taken to a 
hospital to be examined and has since been 
released, Harmon said. 
The father called police late Saturday afternoon 
and told them he attacked a man caught trying to 
sexually assault his daughter, Harmon said. The 
alleged attack happened near a barn where some 
horses were being kept.
 
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