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Steward Butler, Former Marshall RB, Pleads Not Guilty to Battery Charges

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.