UNLV men's basketball player Tre'Von Willis has entered a not guilty plea in Henderson Municipal Court to one misdemeanor count of coercion in connection with an incident involving a female acquaintance last month.
Willis, 22, is charged in connection with felony counts of domestic battery by strangulation and grand larceny, and one misdemeanor count of coercion. He was booked into the Henderson Detention Center in June but has posted bail of $18,637. He has denied any physical altercation, according to an arrest report.
Willis entered the not guilty plea for the coercion count through his attorney via fax on July 19. He is scheduled to stand trial at 10 a.m. Sept. 22. He has an August court date in Henderson Justice Court on the felony charges.
Henderson Police spokesman Todd Rasmussen has said a woman, identified as 28-year-old Skye Sanders, reported the alleged attack about 3 a.m. June 29 at the Wild Horse Apartments, 2338 N. Green Valley Parkway.
Sanders told officers she had been involved in a dating relationship with Willis for a year and a half, the report said. She said they often argued about her not devoting enough attention to him, which allegedly spurred the dispute, police said in the report.
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