Monday, July 25, 2005

Pineville lawman enters not guilty plea

Suspended Pineville police officer Terry Dene Bates pleaded not guilty in McDonald County Circuit Court today to misdemeanor assault and DWI.
Bates, 35, has been under suspension since the June 12 incident in which he was stopped by a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper. News reports following Bates' arrest indicate he had a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit. Bates has also been charged with failure to drive on the right half of the roadway.The reports said the assault was on a nine-year-old girl at a get-together in Noel. He allegedly grabbed the girl by the arm. Court records indicate an Anderson man filed a child protection order against Bates on June 13, though the temporary order was dismissed without prejudice June 27.
A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. 29.

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