Trooper pleads not guilty to steroid charge.

Suspended Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Jeffrey Jerman waived a formal arraignment Monday and pleaded not guilty to a charge of delivery of a controlled substance stemming from his alleged sale of steroids to a police informant.

Jerman, free on a personal recognizance bond since his Sept. 11 arrest, declined comment after his brief courtroom appearance, as did his attorney, Alan Brown. State District Judge Steve Ables set a pretrial hearing for Jan. 4 and a potential trial date in March.