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Jets' Richardson pleads not guilty to Missouri charges

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Suspended New York Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson will be back in court in Missouri on Oct. 5 after pleading not guilty Monday to resisting arrest and traffic charges stemming from his arrest in July.

Richardson's attorney entered the plea in St. Charles County, near St. Louis. Richardson was not present. A spokeswoman for the St. Charles County prosecutor's office said it was not certain if a trial date will be set at the October hearing.

All five charges are misdemeanors. Richardson's attorney declined comment.

Richardson, a former University of Missouri star who lives in the St.