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Texas Basketball Coach Chris Beard Arrested for Alleged Domestic Assault
Mr. Beard was charged with felony third-degree assault on a family or household member, a spokesperson Austin police said.

Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard arrested, charged with domestic assault
Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested and charged with assault on a family member early Monday, Austin, Texas, police have confirmed.
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Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on assault charge
Chris Beard, head coach of the Longhorns men's basketball team, was arrested Monday morning for assault on a family member, police records show.

Texas basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on domestic assault charge
Chris Beard, the University of Texas men’s basketball coach, was arrested early Monday morning and charged with assault on a family/household member.

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- 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.
- The Austin Police spokesperson described it as a “hot shot” call, which means the incident is in progress and poses a threat to a person or property.
- The University of Texas told CBS News that they are "aware" of Beard's situation. "We are continuing to gather information and monitoring the legal process," the school said in a statement.
- Beard's attorney, Perry Minton, told the Austin American-Statesman at 10:30 a.m., "Coach Beard is 100% innocent of these charges. He should never have been arrested. The complainant wants him released immediately and all charges dismissed. It is truly inconceivable."
- Beard, 49, is in his second year coaching the Texas men's basketball team. [Snip]...Beard spent five seasons at Texas Tech...[snip]. Beard, who has also coached at Fort Scott Community College, Seminole State College, McMurry University, Angelo State and Arkansas-Little Rock, is a 1995 Texas graduate.
- When he was hired at Texas, Beard received a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $5 million.
