Stillwater, Okla. ? Oklahoma State defensive end Jamie Blatnick pleaded guilty Friday to an assault and battery charge that was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.

Payne County District Attorney Rob Hudson said he filed for the charges to be reduced Friday after being approached by former Oklahoma State offensive lineman Steve Denning, who was struck with a beer bottle by Blatnick at a Stillwater bar on July 31.

Hudson said Denning asked that prosecutors not pursue a felony charge against Blatnick and told a judge the same during a court hearing Friday afternoon.