A former Menlo College football player and another man accused of felony charges in connection with the beating of two Menlo College students in late January pleaded not guilty to those charges Tuesday in San Mateo County Superior Court.

Benjamin Kain-Williams, 20, the former Menlo College football player, and Darrell Allen Willis, 24, of Wheatland, California, are charged with one count of felony assault and one count of felony battery causing serious bodily injury. Willis is also charged with one count of misdemeanor battery, according to Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

The incident took place at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Garwood Avenue in Menlo Park in the early morning hours of Jan. 29, according to Menlo Park police. It left Donte Snyder, a member of the school's baseball team, in the hospital with a fractured skull.

Kain-Williams withdrew his enrollment from the school shortly after the incident.

Snyder was part of a larger group of men that had exchanged words at a restaurant with another group of men earlier that night, according to police. The two groups met up several hours later, where the dispute escalated into a physical confrontation, police said.

The other student who was beaten sustained serious injuries, as well, according to Wagstaffe.

Kain-Williams and Willis remain out of custody on $25,000 bail bonds and are scheduled to return to court May 4 for a preliminary hearing.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.