NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A former Seton Hall basketball player has pleaded not guilty to charges of robbing eight people at gunpoint earlier this week.
Robert Mitchell, a junior forward who played in 31 games this season for the Pirates, appeared in court in Newark via video conference Thursday. He's held on $650,000 bail.
His attorney entered the not guilty plea.
The 23-year-old Brooklyn resident is accused of robbing eight people in a house in South Orange on Monday.
Police say Mitchell robbed the occupants of credit cards, cell phones, cameras and about $300 cash.
Mitchell, who is scheduled to graduate in May, was kicked off the team Sunday by coach Bobby Gonzalez, who has since been fired. Seton Hall did not give a reason for Mitchell's dismissal.
