HUTCHINSON — A Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmate’s efforts to stay in Kansas failed on Wednesday after a hearing in Reno County Court.

Robert Lee Oatis, 49, is wanted in Virginia for a charge of aggravated sexual battery.

He argued a Habeas Corpus motion where he claimed unlawful arrest or detention.

The claim was denied by Judge Tim Chambers, who indicated that everything in the Governor’s warrant from Virginia was in place.

Oatis is serving time in Kansas for attempted rape, attempted burglary and aiding a felon in 1990 in Douglas County.

He is not eligible for parole in Kansas until 2019.

With Wednesday ruling, authorities from are able take Oatis back to Virginia.