Dr. Russell Reitz entered a "not guilty" plea in the criminal case of the State of Kansas v. Russell Lee Reitz on Tuesday.

Reitz, son of Sen. Roger Reitz, R-Manhattan, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery, KSA 21-3414(1)(A), a severity level-four person felony, and one count of domestic battery, KSA 21-3412a, a class B person misdemeanor.

The charges were the result of an incident that occurred on May 17 when Riley County Police responded to a domestic disturbance call.

The prosecution for the State of Kansas will be Assistant Attorney General Barry Disney, according to Riley County district court documents.

The trial has been set to begin Jan. 27, 2009, in the Riley County District Court.