A Somers man has pleaded not guilty to a pair of amended charges for his alleged involvement in the July 4, 2013, beating of a man at the Ferndale Market.

Gaige Mower, 20, entered the not guilty pleas Thursday in Flathead District Court to charges of felony criminal endangerment and misdemeanor assault.

He originally was charged with felony aggravated assault.

Mower and 19-year-old Kalispell residents Andrew Nelson and Ryan Horn assaulted Antonio Valencia following a road rage incident, with Mower and Horn each physically engaging Valencia and Nelson striking him with a golf club until it broke, court records said.

If convicted of his charges, Mower faces up to six months in the Flathead County Detention Center, up to 10 years in the Montana State Prison and a fine of up to $50,500. His next hearing is set for March 5.

Nelson was charged with felony counts of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon for his involvement, while Horn was charged with felony aggravated assault.

Horn later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault for shoving Valencia down to get him out of the way of Nelson’s golf club. He was determined to have been trying to protect Valencia, but agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charge since he could have grabbed Nelson instead to stop him or pulled him away from Valencia.

Because his actions did not lead to any of Valencia’s injuries, Horn was not required to pay any restitution.

Nelson has pleaded guilty to felony assault with a weapon in exchange for dismissal of a felony aggravated assault charge.  

A sentencing hearing was scheduled for Thursday but was continued to Feb. 13.