August 22, 2008
Chicago Tribune
A former Winnfield police officer pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of manslaughter and official malfeasance in the racially explosive case of a 21-year-old African-American man who died after being shocked with a Taser nine times while handcuffed and in police custody.
Scott Nugent, 21, will remain free on $45,000 bond. He faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted.
Nugent, who is white, was fired from the police force four months after Baron Pikes' death.
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