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Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on assault charge

Dec 12, 2022

Texas men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested for assault on a family member in Texas early Monday morning, according to police records.

Beard, 49, was booked into the Travis County Jail at around 5:18 a.m. on a third degree felony charge of assault on a family/household member impeding breath circulation, according to inmate records from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.

He was arrested by the Austin Police Department. According to law enforcement, police were called to a home for a disturbance just after midnight.

The university acknowledged Beard’s arrest in a statement, via FOX Sports.

Source: Fox News

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