Dan Desler is anticipating pleading not guilty to all charges connected to a criminal air pollution case.
He appeared in Linn County Circuit Court on May 27 for arraignment, but the proceeding was set over to Aug. 3 to allow for an extensive discovery period, during which attorneys will gather and assess evidence in the case. Desler did not enter a plea.
The Aug. 3 date is essentially a status conference, said Michael Vergamini, Desler’s…