Tue 12/30/14 6:18 PM

Voynov (suspension) pleaded not guilty in Monday to his felony charge of corporal injury to spouse with great bodily injury, the Associated Press reports. Next up for Voynov is a pretrial hearing Jan. 28, before a preliminary trial for the felony charge stemming from his October arrest for choking and hitting his wife. His trial is expected to begin Mar. 2, and if Voynov ends up being fount guilty, he could be at risk of deportation back to his native Russia.