NEVADA — Jason Berryman, ISU student and the MVP for the ISU football team in his freshman season, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of theft and robbery.

Berryman’s attorney, Joseph Cahill, filed a written plea on behalf of his client. He also requested a “speedy trial” to take place within 90 days of the original indictment.

The trial date has not been set.

The “not guilty” plea means that Berryman intends to battle two counts of second-degree robbery and two counts of first-degree theft, all felony charges.

Berryman, freshman in general undergraduate studies, was arrested Aug. 4, after police received a complaint from two ISU students. Jeffrey Kemble, junior in health and human performance, and Thomas Peters, junior in mechanical engineering, said that a man in a retro green basketball jersey had confronted them on Lynn Avenue and accosted them, reportedly stealing $4 from Kemble and a cell phone from Peters.

A search of Berryman’s apartment revealed the green jersey and Peters’ cell phone.

Since his arrest, Berryman has been held in Story County Jail on $25,000 bail. If convicted, Berryman faces fines between $1,000 and $10,000 and up to 10 years in prison for each of the robbery charges.