STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State tight end
Brandon Pettigrew pleaded not guilty on Tuesday during his arraignment on a
felony charge of assault and battery on a police officer.
Pettigrew, 22, also faces a misdemeanor count of public
intoxication. Special District Judge Michael Stano scheduled
Pettigrew's next appearance in Payne County District Court for
March 3.
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy will not comment about
Pettigrew's status until he returns from a recruiting trip,
athletic department spokesman Kevin Klintworth said.
Pettigrew was arrested around 1:20 a.m. Sunday after police
officers responded to an altercation involving 10 to 15 people at a
Stillwater residence, Stillwater Police Lt. Mike Metcalf said.
The group was asked to disperse, but Pettigrew refused to leave
and allegedly elbowed an officer in the chest, Metcalf said.
Pettigrew was booked into the Stillwater jail and transferred to
the Payne County jail before being released shortly before 10 a.m.
Sunday.
Pettigrew, who caught 35 passes for 540 yards and four
touchdowns last season, announced last week that he would return
for his senior season at Oklahoma State instead of entering the NFL
draft early. He will be the Cowboys' second-leading receiver among
returning players, behind freshman Dez Bryant.