Two Coastal Carolina men’s basketball players were arrested by the Conway Police Department on charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct on Tuesday.
Guard Joshua Beadle and forward/center Nadjrick Peat, both starters on the men’s basketball team, were booked into J. Reuben Long Detention Center at approximately 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday. Both were charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
At about 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, a bail of $10,000 was set for each individual. As of 12:45 p.m., both individuals are still incarcerated.
According to the South Carolina Code of Laws, “A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if the actor engages in sexual battery with the victim and if any one or more of the following circumstances are proven: (a) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual battery in the absence of aggravating circumstances. (b) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless and aggravated force or aggravated coercion was not used to accomplish sexual battery.”
Also according to the South Carolina Code of Laws, the felony is “punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, according to the discretion of the court.”
Coastal Carolina University has released the following statement:
“Coastal Carolina University is aware that two current students were taken into custody by the City of Conway Police Department pursuant to warrants issued in connection with an off-campus incident alleged to have occurred on or about March 15, 2026. Based on current information, there is no ongoing safety concern or threat to members of the campus community. As with any alleged violations of the University’s Code of Student Conduct, the University will proceed through the appropriate student conduct process. No additional information is available at this time.”
Editor’s note: This is an ongoing story that will be updated.
