HUTCHINSON -A Kansas man accused of aggravated kidnapping, battery-domestic violence, possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia with intent to sell entered a not guilty pleas to the charges during arraignment Monday.

The victim alleged that on November 1, 2015, she was with Arthur Pina Jr., 27, Hutchinson. They got into an argument and she wanted to leave his vehicle.

She told police he refused to let her go. She was eventually able to escape.

When police made contact with Pina, they discovered the drugs and paraphernalia and allege it was a seller’s quantity.

Pina has prior convictions for distribution of drugs and possession of drugs in Sherman County and sale of drugs within a thousand feet of a school, cultivation of drugs, possession of a precursor to manufacture and endangerment of a child in Reno County.

The case will now be scheduled for a pretrial and then possible trial.