Two former Las Cruces police officers charged with aggravated battery in the beating of a man in a holding cell have pleaded not guilty.
The District Attorney's Office said ex-officer Danny Salcido entered his plea during an arraignment Monday in state District Court, while an attorney entered the plea for Richard P. Garcia on his behalf.
Salcido and Garcia were indicted in the Dec. 23 beating in a holding cell at the Las Cruces Police Department.
Lawyers for Ross Flynn have said he was severely beaten while handcuffed in the cell.
Flynn was later hospitalized with a skull fracture.
He had been arrested after allegedly pointing a rifle at his neighbor over a parking space and then ignoring officer's commands at the scene.
Salcido and Garcia were fired in May.
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