Tuesday, a New York City police officer who was featured in a YouTube videoclip while knocking a cyclist off his bike for no apparent reason during a protest in Times Square pleaded not guilty to the assault charges brought to him.

Patrick Pogan, 23, who was accused of knocking Christopher Long off his bike on June 25 during a bicycle ride organized by a group promoting alternative means of transportation, was arraigned on two felony and three misdemeanor charges in NYC’s Supreme Court.

For the time being, he has been released on bail and is scheduled to return to court on February 4.

Pogan has filed charges against Long in his turn as well, including resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration, but they have all been dismissed.

Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau revealed that Pogan was facing charges of falsifying business records and filing a false instrument, both of which could translate as sixteen months to four years in prison for the police officer.

Furthermore, he has also been charged with third-degree assault, second-degree harassment and making a punishable false written statement.

According to Morgenthau, Pogan claimed in the criminal complaint he had filed against Long that the latter had steered his bike into him, which resulted in the cop being injured, but these allegations turned out to have been false. The video posted on the YouTube sharing website showed Pogan shoving Long off his bike without justification.

By virtue of the incident, the cyclist suffered a back abrasion, lower back pain and small cuts and bruises.