JACKSON, MI - Michigan State University Trustee Mitch Lyons is taking his case to a jury.
Lyons, 47, charged with one misdemeanor count of assault and battery, rejected a plea offer from the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office during a pretrial hearing Wednesday, March 14.
Lyons is charged in an incident that occurred in Jackson County Dec. 18, records show.
"(Lyons) has always maintained that he did not assault his accuser in any manner and he looks forward to defending himself in court," his attorney Brian Lennon said.
Lennon previously released a statement saying the "overall situation is a misunderstanding.