A felony home violence case in opposition to former Texas basketball coach Chris Beard shall be dropped.
Travis County District Lawyer Jose Garza moved to drop the cost of assault by strangulation/suffocations-family violence on Wednesday after reviewing proof and contemplating the desires of Beard’s fiancée Randi Trew to not prosecute after she alleged Beard “choked me, bit me, bruises throughout my leg, throwing me round and going nuts” throughout a Dec. 12 incident at their dwelling.
In an affadavit to police, Beard admitted he choked Trew for 5 seconds throughout a struggle over damaged glasses.
Trew later mentioned Beard, 49, didn’t hit her and as a substitute defended himself from her, including she by no means wished him arrested and prosecuted.
“Chris and I are deeply saddened that now we have introduced adverse consideration upon our household, mates, and the College of Texas, amongst others,” Trew mentioned in a Dec. 23 assertion. “As Chris’ fiancée and largest supporter, I apologize for the position I performed on this unlucky occasion. I notice that my frustration, when breaking his glasses, initiated a bodily battle between Chris and myself. Chris didn’t strangle me, and I advised that to legislation enforcement that night.”
“Everybody is aware of that Coach Beard has maintained his absolute innocence for the reason that second he was arrested,” mentioned Perry Minton, Beard’s legal professional. “Moreover, this district legal professional has a well-earned popularity for being very robust concerning home violence circumstances. The truth that Mr. Garza’s evaluation resulted on this dedication so shortly says so much. We’re more than happy.”
Texas suspended Beard with out pay when he was arrested, then fired him, two years right into a seven-year assured contract on Jan. 5 when officers mentioned he was “unfit to function head coach at our college.” The college used a provision within the deal permitting them to fireplace Beard for trigger if he was charged with a felony or behaved in a manner that mirrored poorly on the college.
Rodney Terry was named interim coach of the sixth-ranked Longhorns, who’re 20-6 total and shared the Massive 12 lead with Baylor and Kansas at 9-4 getting into Wednesday night time.