Not guilty plea entered for police officer in assault case

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An attorney for a Portland police officer has entered a not guilty plea on the officer’s behalf to a fourth-degree assault charge involving his alleged actions during a protest last year.
Corey Budworth waived his appearance at arraignment Monday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
A grand jury last month indicted Budworth on the misdemeanor charge, accusing him of striking a woman in the head with a baton. It was the first time a Portland police officer has faced prosecution over striking or firing at someone during a protest.
A team of 50 police officers who served on a specialized crowd-control unit in Oregon and had responded to Portland’s ongoing, often violent protests against racial injustice and police brutality last year resigned en masse after Budworth's indictment.

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