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Columbia officer pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter

Andria Heese on monitor
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Andria Heese appears on a monitor during her preliminary hearing Thursday, July 16, 2020. The Columbia Police Department officer was initially charged with manslaughter in the death of a 4-year-old girl.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia police officer accused of killing a 4-year-old child in 2019 pleaded not guilty to a count of involuntary manslaughter Monday morning.

According to online court records, Andria Heese made the plea during a court hearing at 10:30 a.m.

The same records said Heese waived her formal arraignment. The next hearing in the case is scheduled to be held on Aug. 17 at the Boone County Courthouse.

Boone County Judge Kim Shaw ordered that Heese's case continue during a preliminary hearing held on July 17.

The officer is charged with 4-year-old Gabriella Curry's death after she hit the child with her police cruiser outside of Battle High School.

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