Steven Lawton/FilmMagicDustin Diamond has pleaded not guilty to charges resulting from a bar fight Christmas evening in Wisconsin. He and his fiancée, Amanda Schutz, appeared in Ozaukee County Circuit Court Thursday morning, according to an NBC News local affiliate.
The Saved by the Bell alum is accused of stabbing a man at The Grand Avenue Saloon after his fiancée became involved in an altercation. The man who was allegedly stabbed said he had shoved Diamond forcefully but didn't realize he had been cut until later.
Diamond, 38, entered the not guilty pleas to second-degree reckless endangering safety, a felony, and two misdemeanors. Schutz entered the same plea to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
At a previous hearing, Diamond's defense attorney, Thomas Alberti, stated that none of the witnesses at the Port Washington bar reported seeing the actor stab the man, but the Ozaukee judge ruled that there was still enough evidence for Diamond's case to go to trial.
Police officer Ryan Hurda also spoke at the hearing, testifying that the injured man's brother "intervened when he heard the snap of a knife." He also said that the brother claimed he never saw Diamond stab anyone and that surveillance footage showed no evidence of him doing so.
"It's not distinct, but you can see he's holding some type of object in his right hand," Hurda told the judge.
The actor remains free on bond, but the judge set a $500 signature bond for Schutz.