Chris Beard, a well-known basketball coach, was taken into custody on suspicion of domestic abuse. Tony Plohetski, an investigative reporter for the Austin Statesman and KVUE, first broke the story. On December 12, Tony tweeted, “Austin police confirm Chris Beard, head men’s basketball coach of the University of Texas, was arrested and charged with assault on a family member early Monday.”
Records from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office show that Beard was taken into custody on December 12 at roughly 4.18 am. According to the papers, the 49-year-old Beard is accused of a third-degree crime, “assault on a family/household member.” Information on the identity of this family member and attack victim is yet unclear. Chris Beard recently divorced Leslie Beard, an American writer and author, according to Famous Face Wiki.
