Felony?
Seriously?
You take something from a store, that's one thing. You take someone's possession off their body, that's a serious felony. On top of that, he tossed a drink into the victim's face, that's assault & battery but I don't think he was charged on that.
Felony assault.
Works for me.
The charge was “theft of person” which is a more serious form of theft under Texas law, involving the stealing of something directly from a person’s body. The maximum penalty is two years’ imprisonment. I doubt he’ll see any prison time, but it would be nice if at least the felony charge sticks and he has to carry it about with him for some time.