After three postponements, legal counsel for top trainer Chad Brown appeared in Saratoga Springs City Court on Oct. 21 to discuss the ongoing case against him for misdemeanor criminal obstruction of breathing.
According to The Daily Gazette, Brown was not in attendance but will be required to attend the next court date.
Judge Francine Vero requested an update from prosecutors and defense counsel on the progress for the discovery phase of the case. Assistant district attorney Rachael Phelan said that investigation into the incident continues.
Brown entered a not guilty plea to the charge after his arrest on Aug. 17 of this year.
The next date in the case will be a motion hearing on Nov. 14.
According to local reporting of the incident from August, Brown is accused of pushing a female victim down a stairway, pinning her to the floor and choking her before pushing her out of the house. Brown said the woman broke into his residence and he was defending himself.
The charge of criminal obstruction of breathing is a Class A misdemeanor in New York.
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