Bittner pleads not guilty to drug, theft charges

Failed legislative candidate Anthony Bittner, who last month was named by sheriff’s deputies as a member of an organized crime ring, was arraigned Friday morning in Clark County Superior Court on several felony charges. Defense attorney Tom Phelan told Judge John Nichols that Bittner understood the charges and he didn’t need them read aloud. Phelan entered the not-guilty pleas on Bittner’s behalf.