Stephen Tyler Bieneman has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault over the incident last November at McMurdo Station.

A man accused of physically assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica was then sent to a remote icefield where he was tasked with protecting the safety of a professor and three young graduate students, and he remained there for a full week after a warrant for his arrest was issued, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Stephen Tyler Bieneman has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault over the incident last November at McMurdo Station, which his lawyer said was nothing more than “horseplay.” The case is due to go to trial Monday in Honolulu.

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    Fuck a hammer, I’ll take something in God’s caliber any fucking day. A battle of strength is just not worth it especially in this kind of situation (strong experienced and persistent threat, limited protection resources available).

    Yeah nah, if nobody got me I know John Moses Browning got me

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      Yeah I’m sure taking a gun on an international military aircraft flight will go just swimmingly

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      Good luck smuggling a gun. Seems like a big international issue if someone brings a firearm to a situation where people don’t seem to know how to deal with respect. Try not escalating or saying how macho and brave you are because you can bring any given tool in your imagination - work with what the people in the scenario have to work with or shut up and let grown ups talk.