Cincinnati • A University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot a motorist during a traffic stop pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of murder and was ordered jailed on $1 million bail.
Fired UC officer Ray Tensing later posted 10 percent of that amount and was released, the Hamilton County Court clerk's website said. He was freed at about 6:30 p.m., county sheriff's spokesman Mike Robison confirmed.
People in the courtroom audience had erupted into cheers and clapped when Tensing's bail was set at $1 million, drawing the ire of Judge Megan Shanahan.
"Ladies and gentlemen! This is a courtroom," the judge said sharply.
Tensing also pleaded not guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the July 19 shooting of Samuel DuBose, who was stopped for not having a front license plate.
Defense attorney Stewart Mathews said there are two sides to the case and the officer's much-viewed body camera video of the traffic stop can be interpreted differently from the prosecutor's version.
He described Tensing as "very depressed" and "in shock," adding that the officer felt "like he's been run over by a train from the start of this case."
Tensing, 25, was fired soon after he was indicted. He had been with the University of Cincinnati for more than a year after starting police work in 2011 in a Cincinnati suburb. He has a UC degree in criminal justice.
DuBose's death comes after months of national debate about police use of force against blacks, especially when the force resulted in death. The 43-year-old DuBose was black; Tensing is white. But authorities have not focused on race as a factor in the slaying.
Two campus police officers who responded to the shooting have been put on paid leave, university spokeswoman Michele Ralston confirmed Thursday. Phillip Kidd and David Lindenschmidt are on leave while the university police department conducts an internal investigation, she said.
Body camera footage from the two officers was released Thursday. Kidd can be heard saying he saw Tensing being dragged. And in other footage, Lindenschmidt can be heard telling another officer that Tensing "went down, got tangled in the car and drew his gun and fired."
In Lindenschmidt's video, Tensing can be seen on the ground and then getting up. But there is no indication on the video of how he ended up on the ground.
The prosecutor who brought the murder charge, Joe Deters, told The Cincinnati Enquirer that Kidd and Lindenschmidt testified before the grand jury that indicted Tensing.
Deters said the university should disband its department and turn over policing to the city.
University President Santa Ono rejected that, saying campus police duties are different from those of a city department.
"You need to have a knowledge of how to interact with students," he said in an interview Thursday. "There are many different issues and federal guidelines that have to be followed that are very specific to campus policing."
After DuBose was stopped, he failed to provide a driver license and refused to get out of the car.
"I didn't even do nothing," he can be heard telling Tensing.
DuBose held up what appears to be a bottle of gin.
Tensing has said he thought he was going to be dragged under the car and "feared for his life," according to Mathews.
Tensing fired once, striking DuBose in the head.
"This officer was wrong," Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell said Wednesday, adding that officers "have to be held accountable" when they're in the wrong.
Deters scoffed at Tensing's claim that he was dragged by DuBose's car, saying the officer "purposely killed him." Using words such as "asinine" and "senseless," the veteran prosecutor known for tough stands on urban crime called it "a chicken crap" traffic stop.
"It was so unnecessary," Deters said. He added that Tensing "should never have been a police officer."
Deters has said the officer should have just let DuBose drive off.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announces murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police Officer Ray Tensing, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati, for the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose. Deters added that the officer "purposely killed him" and "should never have been a police officer." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announces murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police Officer Ray Tensing, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati, for the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose. Deters added that the officer "purposely killed him" and "should never have been a police officer." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Dubose family attorney Mark O'Mara speaks to the media after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
This booking photograph released Wednesday, July 29, 2015, by the Hamilton County Sheriffs Office shows University of Cincinnati police Officer Ray Tensing, who turned himself in Wednesday afternoon to face murder and manslaughter charges in the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose in Cincinnati earlier this month. (Hamilton County Sheriffs Office via AP)
Audrey DuBose, mother of Samuel DuBose, speaks to the media alongside her family after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of her son, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell, left, looks at protestors across the street from funeral services for Samuel Dubose at the Church of the Living God in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Dubose was fatally shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer who stopped him for a missing license plate. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell stands outside after leaving funeral services for Samuel Dubose at the Church of the Living God in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Dubose was fatally shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer who stopped him for a missing license plate. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell, center, has a conversation with a mourner outside funeral services for Samuel Dubose at the Church of the Living God in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Dubose was fatally shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer who stopped him for a missing license plate. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Aubrey DuBose holds his mother Audrey during a news conference after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters added that the officer "purposely killed him" and "should never have been a police officer."(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
From left, family members Audrey DuBose, Aubrey DuBose, Cleshawn DuBose, and Terina Allen listen as their attorney Mark O'Mara, left, speaks to the media after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Audrey DuBose, mother of Samuel DuBose, speaks to the media after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of her son Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Audrey DuBose, mother of Samuel DuBose, is comforted by her son Aubrey as she speaks to the media after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of her son Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters added that the officer "purposely killed him" and "should never have been a police officer." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Audrey DuBose, right, is comforted by her daughter Terina Allen during a news conference after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of her son Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Laurie Mason attends a demonstration outside the Hamilton County Courthouse after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman Michael Robison says 25-year-old Tensing turned himself in at the county justice center on Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Gee Farrell, center, holds a sign in the rain during a demonstration outside the Hamilton County Courthouse after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman Michael Robison says 25-year-old Tensing turned himself in at the county justice center on Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A protester stands outside the Hamilton County Courthouse after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman Michael Robison says 25-year-old Tensing turned himself in at the county justice center on Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Samuel DuBose, a son of the deceased Samuel DuBose, speaks to the crowd during a demonstration outside the Hamilton County Courthouse after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman Michael Robison says 25-year-old Tensing turned himself in at the county justice center on Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell, center, shakes hands with a protestor during a demonstration outside the Hamilton County Courthouse after murder and manslaughter charges against University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing were announced for the traffic stop shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose, Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Cincinnati. Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman Michael Robison says 25-year-old Tensing turned himself in at the county justice center Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
In this July 19, 2015, frame from body camera video provided by the University of Cincinnati Campus Police, university Officer Ray Tensing stands next to motorist Samuel DuBose during a traffic stop for a missing front license plate in Cincinnati. DuBose was fatally shot by the officer after a struggle ensued when he refused to provide a driver's license and get out of the car. Tensing was indicted Wednesday, July 29 on a murder charge. (University of Cincinnati Campus Police via AP)
Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing appears at Hamilton County Courthouse for his arraignment in the shooting death of motorist Samuel DuBose, Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Cincinnati. Tensing pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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