SALINA — An employee of the Salina Walmart was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after he was punched several times in the head by a man he found on the ground in the area where shopping carts are stored.

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Police Captain Chris Trocheck said 36-year-old Elijah Gragg, whose last known address was McPherson, is alleged to have hit 63-year-old Roger Bennett after Bennett found Gragg lying on the floor.

Trocheck said Gragg had caused a disturbance earlier at a checkout lane inside the store.

Another Wal-Mart employee took Bennett to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment of injuries.

Gragg was arrested on requested charges of battery, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.