HUTCHINSON – A Kansas man arrested in a home invasion case was before a judge in Reno County on Tuesday requesting a bond reduction.

Wayne A. Sprague, 25, Beloit is charged with aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated battery, criminal threat and possession of methamphetamine.

Local attorney Ben Fisher represented him in court where he asked that the $60,000 bond be reduced for the defendant if he can attend drug treatment in either Norton or Mount Hope.

Fisher said Sprague would agree to be monitored by Court Services as well as a bonding agent.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Steve Maxwell was opposed, telling the judge that he broke into this home and had no connection to the occupants and nearly killed the female victim when he choked her. He says the defendant is a danger to community.

Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen agreed with the state, saying she can’t think of anything scarier than someone breaking into your home. She denied the request.

A Hutchinson woman reported to police that she found Sprague inside her home just before 7 a.m. on September 13.

She ran to her bedroom where her husband was still asleep.
Police say Sprague followed her, allegedly forced her onto the bed and began choking her.

The victim’s husband work up and then began struggling with Sprague.
When police arrived, they first took Sprague to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center to be checked out, and then to the Reno County Correctional Facility.

Both the victim and her husband were in court during the brief hearing Tuesday.
With the judge’s ruling, Sprague will remain jailed on the $60,000 bond and the case is scheduled as part of a waiver-status docket on Dec. 30.