Beard was one of a number of men who appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on 21 August in relation to the Holiday Inn disturbance.
Morgan Hardy, 29, of Melton High Street, pleaded not guilty to violent disorder.
Prosecutors alleged he was at the front of a line of police officers who were pelted with pieces of a broken fence, as well as stones and chairs taken from inside the hotel.
A trial date was set for 9 September and he was remanded into custody.
Thomas Birley, 27, of Rowms Lane, Swinton, pleaded guilty to violent disorder, possessing an offensive weapon and arson with intent to endanger life.
The court heard he was said to have placed wood onto a bin that was already on fire next to the hotel.
He was alleged to have taken part in the violence and used a police baton as a weapon.
The judge described Birley’s as “probably the most serious case I’ve come across” linked to the rioting in Rotherham and adjourned the sentencing until 6 September. He was remanded into custody.
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