A judge on Wednesday ruled against dismissing charges against a former Worcester School Committee candidate who doused an officer with water during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest.

Ashley R. Spring, who uses they/them pronouns, was previously charged with misdemeanors of assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct and interfering with police officers.

Spring was also charged with a felony of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, which was in reality a baby bottle with water inside.

Prosecutors, however, dropped the charge involving a dangerous weapon on July 23.

Spring previously sought to dismiss the charges in September.

In a filing on MassCourts on Wednesday, Janet J. McGuiggan ruled against dismissing Spring’s charges.

Spring is set to

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