Texas men's basketball coach Chris Beard was arrested and charged with assault on a family member early Monday, Austin, Texas, police have confirmed.
Austin police spokesman Brandon Jones said Beard is accused of choking a person at a home in the Tarrytown neighborhood in West Austin. Officers responded to a 911"disturbance-urgent" call at 2:07 a.m. Monday.
Beard was booked into jail at 4:18 a.m. Monday, according to the Travis County sheriff's office jail records. Beard, 49, faces a third-degree felony charge of assault on a family/household member-impede breath circulation. Beard was still in jail as of 9 a.m. Monday with no bail amount set, according to online jail records.
UT released a brief statement on the arrest, saying"the university is aware of the situation regarding Chris Beard. We are continuing to gather information and monitoring the legal process."Beard, 49, is in his second year at Texas. Before replacing Shaka Smart in 2021, Beard spent five seasons at Texas Tech and led the Red Raiders to the NCAA championship game in 2019.
Beard's staff also includes assistant coaches Brandon Chappell and Bob Donewald Jr. Chris Ogden, who serves as the team's managing director, was the head coach at UT-Arlington from 2018-21.
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