Oneida --- A 21-year-old Oneida man was arraigned Friday in City Court on allegations that he carried a 16-year-old girl he was walking with to a grassy area and forcibly raped her.

Thor A. Dickquist pleaded not guilty to first-degree rape. Oneida City Police said the attack took place at 12:30 a.m. Aug. 17 on East Railroad Street.

Dickquist remains in the Madison County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.