FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas guard Anton Beard will be able to play this season after agreeing to enter a drug court diversion program in Washington and Madison County.
Washington County Prosecutor Matt Durrett said Monday that Beard had signed the order to enter the pre-adjudication program last week.
Beard was charged with three counts of forgery earlier this year after being arrested on suspicion of passing counterfeit money at Fayetteville businesses. Durrett said the charges against Beard have not been dropped and are pending his participation in the drug court program, which lasts for nine months to one year.