UNBELIEVABLE: Houston Texas Coach suspended after allegedly….
Chris Beard, the head coach of the University of Texas basketball team, was arrested on Monday for felony domestic abuse. As a result, he was placed on indefinite leave without pay.
Chris Beard, the head coach of the University of Texas basketball team, was arrested on Monday for felony domestic abuse and has since been placed on indefinite leave without pay.
When the university announced Beard’s suspension, it stated, “The University takes matters of interpersonal violence involving members of its community seriously,” according to The Washington Post.
“Given the information available, The University has suspended Chris Beard from his position as head coach of Men’s Basketball and will withhold his pay until further notice.”
According to PEOPLE, Beard was charged by the City of Austin Police Department on Monday with a third-degree felony of assault on a family member.
In his second season as the Texas Longhorns coach, the 49-year-old man was taken into custody at 12:15 a.m. in Austin after his fiancée reported to the police that he had attempted to choke her…
She claimed, “He just snapped on me and became super violent,” according to a Travis County Sheriff’s Office affidavit. “[Beard] choked me, threw me off the bed, bit me, bruises all over my leg, throwing me around, and going nuts.”
As per the affidavit, Beard also allegedly wrapped his arm over her neck.
In the statement, she stated, “Yes, I could not breathe; he did it for probably about five seconds.”
When police responded to a 911 call from the West Austin house, they learned that the pair “had been upset with each other for a couple of days regarding relationship issues,” according to the lady.
