The Wetumpka police officer indicted by a grand jury for manslaughter in the high-speed collision that resulted in the death of a local woman entered a not-guilty plea and waived his arraignment hearing last week.
A jury trial date of Sept. 18 has been set for former WPD officer Andrew Bass, according to court records.
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