Occupy Lawrence protesters plead not guilty to violating park hours

Ten people who were ticketed for violating park hours last month as part of the Occupy Lawrence movement in South Park made their first appearances in Municipal Court on Tuesday.

All 10 pleaded not guilty and rejected a plea offer of a $200 fine, $60 in court costs, a six-month suspended jail sentence and 12 months of unsupervised probation. The defendants were ordered to appear again in court Dec. 12 for hearings.