WINNFIELD, La.
A former police officer accused of repeatedly jolting a central Louisiana man with a Taser before he died has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and malfeasance in office.
Officer Scott Nugent was arraigned Thursday in a Winn Parish courtroom.
He was freed on $45,000 bond last week after a grand jury indicted him on both charges in the January 17 death of 21-year-old Baron Pikes.
Pikes was handcuffed when Nugent allegedly shocked him nine times with a 50,000-volt Taser while arresting him on a drug possession warrant.
Nugent faces up to 45 years in prison if he is convicted on both charges. He was fired but is appealing his dismissal.
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