HUTCHINSON— A Kansas man serving time in prison for murder in Seward County was bound over for trial on Monday on a charge of aggravated battery of a corrections officer.

Eddie Nunez, 29, is accused of battering and causing injury to a female officer at the central unit of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility on January 13, 2016.

On Monday, the officer testified the she granted permission for his cell door to be opened so he could empty his trash.

She says she was distracted by other inmates and turned and saw his fist and that was when she was struck repeatedly.

She told the court that she went underneath a nearby stairway in an attempt to escape, but Nunez followed her and continued to hit and kick her.

She says during the altercation, she couldn’t get to her radio, so finally started screaming until help arrived. She suffered a black eye and other bruising from the altercation.

Judge Joe McCarville found there was probable cause for the case to proceed to trial, but also arraigned Nunez where he entered a not guilty plea.

The crime is a level five-person felony with a maximum sentence of over 11 years in prison.