PHOENIX (AP) – Glen Campbell pleaded innocent Tuesday to a felony aggravated assault charge stemming from an incident with a police officer after an alleged hit-and-run collision near his Phoenix home.

Campbell, 67, was accused of kneeing an officer after he was arrested Nov. 24 for allegedly striking another car and leaving the scene. Nobody was hurt.

He waived his right to a preliminary hearing and pleaded before Judge Gregory H. Martin in Maricopa County Superior Court.

The singer also faces misdemeanor counts of extreme drunken driving, drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Those charges are being handled by Phoenix Municipal Court.

Extreme drunken driving applies to a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 percent or higher. Breath tests on Campbell showed he had a 0.20 blood-alcohol level at the time of his arrest, according to court documents. The legal limit for Arizona drivers is 0.08 percent.

Campbell has blamed his arrest on the accidental mixing of alcohol and a prescription anti-anxiety drug.

On Tuesday, Martin also granted a motion requesting that Campbell be allowed to travel but ordered that he continue to submit to drug and alcohol screening.

His lawyer, Lawrence Kazan, declined to comment after the arraignment.

Campbell’s next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 15.

The singer has lived in Arizona for 22 years. His hits include “Rhinestone Cowboy,” “Galveston,” “Gentle on My Mind” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.”

AP-ES-12-09-03 1630EST


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