Powell, of Providence, pleaded not guilty to domestic assault

WARWICK, R.I. — Providence basketball player Duncan Powell pleaded not guilty this week to a second domestic assault and disorderly conduct charge stemming from a weekend altercation with a woman that began in Providence and continued in suburban Cranston.

Powell entered his plea Thursday in Kent County District Court and was released on a personal recognizance bond. He was ordered to have no contact with the woman and allowed to travel to his home state of Texas. Powell pleaded not guilty Monday to the same charges in Providence because the charges are being treated as two separate incidents.

A woman alleges she was hit in the knee Saturday when Powell threw a water bottle at her during an argument at her apartment in Providence. Hours later, he allegedly tracked the woman down to a residence in Cranston. She told police he made several calls to her and threatened to use a gun to kill everyone in the house and then himself.

The woman left the house before Powell arrived. After Powell arrived and began knocking on the door, those who remained turned off the lights and hid. The police were called by then, and they located Powell moments later and took him into custody. Police said Powell did not have a gun.

Powell and his attorney, Elizabeth Payette, declined to comment outside court Thursday.