Travis County District Attorney's office is reviewing Texas coach Chris Beard's case
The Travis County District Attorney's office confirmed Wednesday that prosecutors are reviewing the case against Texas men's basketball head coach Chris Beard to determine whether it will go forward.
In its first public comments since Beard's arrest Dec. 12 on domestic violence charges, the office said that it is "evaluating all the evidence, including recent statements and all evidence collected by law enforcement."
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"Our office takes all allegations of domestic violence seriously," the statement said. "In each case, we are committed to working through the unique challenges presented."
It is not known when the review could be complete.
Austin police arrested Beard at a home in Tarrytown after responding to a 911 call. Randi Trew, a woman to whom Beard is engaged, told police that he was violent toward her, strangled her and bit her.
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Two weeks later, Trew released a statement through her attorney in which she said that Beard may have acted in self-defense and that he had never strangled her. Trew also said that she did not want him arrested, according to her statement.
Beard remains indefinitely suspended from UT without pay. The university has said it also is conducting an internal investigation. Associate head coach Rodney Terry has been leading the team as acting coach since Dec. 12.