Texas Longhorns men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning and charged with third degree assault on a family member, according to multiple outlets. Police responded to a “disturbance-urgent” call around 2 a.m. and booked Beard just after 4 a.m. Beard allegedly strangled a person in the Austin neighborhood of Tarrytown.
Texas’ Chris Beard arrested for alleged assault on family member
The Texas men’s basketball coach was arrested around 4 a.m.
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Beard has been suspended by Texas indefinitely:
Beard is facing a third degree felony charge, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Here’s the latest, from The Athletic:
Beard’s bond was set at $10,000 during a hearing Monday, per the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. An additional condition of the bond requires Beard to stay 200 yards away from the victim and from his house as the case is pending. There is also a protection order in place, meaning Beard cannot communicate in a threatening way with the victim through Feb. 10, 2023.
Details of the case are still emerging, but we’ll provide the latest updates here:
Texas has issued the following statement:
Texas is scheduled to play Rice at home on Monday night.
Texas is ranked No. 2 in the polls after a 7-1 start. Beard is in his second season as head coach of the Longhorns after leaving Texas Tech to come to Austin by signing a six-year contract in April, 2019. Beard is one of the highest paid coaches in the country.
Here’s what Beard’s contract says about criminal charges:
The Longhorns picked up their first loss of the season last Tuesday against Illinois in a game at Madison Square Garden.
We’ll update this story as it develops.
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