STURGIS - A California man shot by an off-duty policeman at the Sturgis motorcycle rally pleaded not guilty to alternative charges of aggravated assault and simple assault.

Joseph McGuire was shot and wounded during a brawl in a bar. The 33-year-old Hell's Angels biker is due back in court in November.

The county prosecutor said off-duty Seattle police officer Ronald Smith shot McGuire in self defense during a fight.

Smith and four others have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor weapons charges. All five are members of the Iron Pigs, a motorcycle club made up of law officers and firefighters.