CLEVELAND -- Buffalo Bills defensive back Donte Whitner has pleaded not guilty to charges that he forced his way past police during an altercation at a Cleveland nightclub.
Whitner was charged April 13 with aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. He made a brief appearance Tuesday in Cleveland Municipal Court.
A preliminary hearing will be set on the charges. Whitner left the courtroom without commenting.
Police say they used a stun gun on Whitner, 23, and handcuffed him when he tried to force his way past officers trying to control a crowd outside a nightclub on April 11. They say it was unclear why he was trying to leave the club and head for the melee outside.
Since then, Whitner has apologized.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
