HUTCHINSON – A dispute between two men that led to one of them being taken to jail on a charge of aggravated battery was back before a Reno County judge on Monday for the formal reading of the charge.

Dustin Wedgewood, 32, Hutchinson, was arrested on the charge after he allegedly struck 28-year-old Joseph Murur with a large piece of wood.

On September 25, police were called to the 500 block of East 3 Road on the report of a battery.

When they arrived, they found Murur lying in the yard outside of an apartment.

He had been knocked out from being hit in the head and was taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment.

In court on Monday, Wedgwood claimed self-defense saying the victim pulled a knife on him.

The aggravated battery charge is a level seven person felony with a maximum sentence of two years and 10-months in prison.

The case now moves to a waiver-status docket.