Charges were moved forward Monday at a preliminary hearing related to the alleged strangling of a Butler woman in September by her former boyfriend.

Brought from Butler County Prison, Miguel A. Rivera, 45, appeared before District Judge William Fullerton. He has been in jail on $100,000 bond since he turned himself in Feb. 13.

Alongside his attorney Max Roesch, Rivera pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include felony strangulation and misdemeanor counts of simple assault and theft, which stem from the alleged Sept. 22 attack.

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