Texas basketball coach Chris Beard arrested on an assault charge

Texas basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested on an assault charge. All you need to know about this breaking news.

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Chris Beard, head coach of the University of Texas men's basketball team, was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge on Monday morning.

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Beard, 49, is being booked at the Travis County jail, according to Kristen Dark, senior public information officer.

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At 4:18 in the morning, local law enforcement in Austin, Texas, placed Chris Beard under arrest, and he was subsequently booked.

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Accused with "assault of a family/household member, restrict breath circulation," or strangling, a third-degree felony.

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Austin police received a "disturbance hotshot" report and were called to the 1900 block of Vista Lane soon after midnight Monday.

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According to the Austin PD website, "incidents which are in progress represent an urgent threat to life and/or public safety" constitute a "hotshot" call.

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In an interview with the Austin American-Statesman, Beard's lawyer Perry Minton insisted that his client "is 100% innocent of these charges."

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Minton said, "He shouldn't have been arrested.", "The complainant wants all charges dropped immediately. Unthinkable."

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In 2021, Beard began his second year as head coach for the Longhorns after leaving Texas Tech for what he labeled his "dream job."

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