LSU's Jalen Mills Gets April Trial Date

Emily Lane with NOLA.com reports that LSU defensive back Jalen Mills was given an April 8 trial date for a charge of misdemeanor simple assault related to a woman's accusation that he punched her.

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One of the team's standout players, Mills was arrested in June after a woman who claims he punched her outside his Highland Road apartment picked him out of a lineup.

Mills' attorney Brent Stockstill pleaded not guilty to the charge on Mills' behalf in October.

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Stockstill says it was actually Mills' girlfriend who threw the punch, and that the victim gave multiple conflicting accounts about what happened.

Mills was originally charged with second-degree battery, but the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor in August.