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College of Texas at Austin males’s basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested and charged with a third-degree felony assault on Monday.
Officers responded to a “disturbance” on the 1900 block of Vista Lane at 12:15 a.m. native time and Beard was arrested, in keeping with Austin Police Division.
Beard was charged with an assault on a household or family member by impeding breath circulation and booked in Travis County Jail at 5:18 a.m., in keeping with the county sheriff’s workplace’s web site.
CNN has reached out to Beard’s authorized illustration for remark.
“The College is conscious of the state of affairs concerning Chris Beard. We’re persevering with to assemble info and monitoring the authorized course of,” Texas Athletics mentioned in an announcement to CNN.
The college introduced Monday night time that Beard was suspended following his arrest.
“The College takes issues of interpersonal violence involving members of its neighborhood severely,” the assertion learn. “Given the knowledge accessible, The College has suspended Chris Beard from his place as head coach of Males’s Basketball and can withhold his pay till additional discover. Affiliate Head Coach Rodney Terry will function appearing head coach for tonight’s sport in opposition to Rice.”
The 7-1 Longhorns, ranked No. 7, play the Rice College Owls Monday night time in Austin.
Beard is in his second season on the helm at Texas. Final season, he led the staff to a 22-12 report and an NCAA match berth.
