Former Marshall football player Steward Butler reportedly entered a not guilty plea Tuesday in response to felony civil rights violations and misdemeanor battery charges after an alleged attack on a gay couple in April.
Patti Nieto of WVNS TV reports the running back's lawyers entered the plea in court. He was previously released from jail on $25,000 bond and dismissed from the Marshall football team in May. The report includes further details about the evidence in the case:
Cell phone video shot by the victims in this case, Zackary Johnson and Casey Williams, shows the alleged attack.