Ex-'Idol' pleads not guilty to glass toss

Published: July 2, 2007 at 9:13 PM

TAMPA, Fla., July 2 (UPI) -- Former "American Idol" contestant Jessica Sierra pleaded innocent Monday to felony battery for allegedly throwing a glass at a patron in a Tampa, Fla., bar.

A trial is scheduled for Oct. 15. The Tampa singer, 21, allegedly tossed the cocktail glass at a patron's head at the Hyde Park Cafe in April, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported.

"We ultimately hope that we're going to able to resolve this case favorably for Jessica," Sierra's attorney, Jon Fitzgibbons, told the court..

Sierra, accompanied by Fitzgibbons and another woman, did not talk to reporters. She thanked her fans for their support.

© 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Warhol painting sells for $43.7M (30 min)
Co-worker allegedly attacked over perfume (41 min)
Djokovic wins at Paribas Masters (42 min)
District halts cash-for-grades fundraiser (52 min)
Franchisees sue Burger King over $1 burger
Woman to fight fine for feeding ducks
Wickmayer discusses doping suspension
fark
Coming to a hipster douche near you: 1890s fashion. 'Cause nothing says "manly" like knee socks,...
Tennessee man found asleep in a ditch with a loaded rifle and a bottle of moonshine
If there are aliens on other worlds, did Jesus die for their sins, too? After all, every Gelgamek...
Murder suspect tells jury he has the cure for global warming, knows how to win in Afghanistan, and...
...and when they covered the Jews' cars in sticky-notes I said nothing, because I was not a Jew
Photoshop this barrier balancer