A man accused of taunting an off-duty town of Wallkill police officer with racial slurs and threatening him with a knife appeared in Orange County Court on Friday to answer charges in the case.

William Ryan, 60, who was captured in a video yelling racial slurs at off-duty officer and pastor Robert McLymore and his son, was arraigned on two counts of second-degree menacing charged as a hate crime and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Ryan pleaded not guilty. He stood quietly next to his attorney Konstantinos Fatsis.

McLymore recorded video from the June 11 incident in which Ryan used a racist epithet and other foul language and threatened McLymore and his son with a boxcutter and knife.

"Mr. Ryan is still innocent until proven guilty," said Fatsis. "It’s an unfortunate incident. No one prevails with these types of incidents, and we’re going to work with the assistance of the district attorney's office to come to some form of resolution that is in the best interest of justice."

According to Orange County Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Milza, the charges Ryan is facing are not bail-eligible offenses, so he was required to be released sometime on Friday afternoon.

Prosecutor Michael Roach said Ryan has a prior criminal history, including convictions for child endangerment and DWI. Asked about Ryan’s use of racial slurs in the June 11 incident, his attorney said his client is apologetic for his behavior.

"No one would condone any type of language along those lines. Here at this point, unfortunately, I can’t actually comment to the underlying matter, but it’s unfortunate. No one wins in these types of situations," said Fatsis. "Mr. Ryan, myself and everybody feels bad for what the McLymores have gone through."

On Aug. 11, Ryan’s attorney will meet with the district attorney's office and the judge to discuss how the case will proceed.