The trial for former Rams kicker and San Dimas restaurant owner Tony Zendejas, who is accused of drugging a woman at his restaurant and raping her, is set to begin Feb. 10 after a judge refused a defense motion to dismiss the charges Friday.

Below is an excerpt from a story by Will Bigham over at the San Bernardino County Sun. For the full story, click here.

A judge Friday denied a defense motion to dismiss two rape charges against former NFL placekicker Tony Zendejas.

Zendejas’ attorneys argued in Pomona Superior Court there wasn’t enough evidence presented at October’s preliminary hearing for the former Los Angeles Ram to be held to answer on charges related to Zendejas’ alleged drugging of the woman he is accused of raping.

Prosecutors said Zendejas, an NFL placekicker from 1985 to 1995, drugged a woman in January 2008 at the restaurant he owns in San Dimas – Zendejas Mexican Restaurant – then raped and sodomized her at a nearby motel while she was incapacitated.

Zendejas, 48, faces a total of four felony charges in connection with the incident.

A trial date was set Friday for Feb. 10 in Pomona Superior Court.