During the pretrial hearing for the battery charge against Fernley City Councilman Stan Lau in Walker River Justice Court scheduled for Nov. 13, the case was referred back to Fernley Municipal Court. The original arraignment hearing on Sept. 15 was vacated and the case was transferred from Fernley Municipal Court to Walker River Justice Court.
Lau appeared for arraignment in Walker River Justice Court on Sept. 17, where Justice of the Peace Pete Spinuzzi entered a plea of not guilty on Lau’s behalf and set a pretrial hearing. However, at the Nov. 13 pretrial hearing, it was determined that the case does not meet the requirements for transfer and the case was sent back to Fernley Municipal Court.
A hearing date in Fernley Municipal Court has not yet been scheduled. Lau is charged with misdemeanor battery and destroying or injuring personal property of another stemming from an altercation with a construction worker on Aug. 18. Lau was arrested on a citizen’s arrest after a construction worker said Lau knocked his sunglasses off his face and then punched him.
Lau has denied that he punched the worker and issued a statement on Aug. 20 that stated he acted in self-defense.
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