
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A Reno County jury has found a Hutchinson man guilty of a lesser charge of criminal restraint after he was originally charged with aggravated kidnapping for not letting his girlfriend out of the car during an argument.
Arthur Pina Jr., 27, was also convicted on one count of domestic battery and on counts of possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
The victim testified that she and Pina got into an argument while they were driving and smoking marijuana in November 2015. She said it escalated into a physical altercation in which he punched her in the face and put her into a headlock.
Authorities say they found drug’s in Pina’s vehicle.
Pina’s sentencing is scheduled for July 29.