HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 20-year-old Hutchinson man arrested in a domestic case early Saturday made a first appearance Monday morning. 

Zaide Mendoza-Wells faces potential charges of aggravated battery, aggravated child endangerment, two counts of criminal damage, felony interference with a law enforcement officer, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Officers were called to a location on Lyman Street for the report of a disturbance. A resident apparently heard loud bangs and a woman screaming.

Officers made contact with the victim who told them she was attacked by Mendoza-Wells with a kitchen knife. She had lacerations that needed medical treatment. She was also punched multiple times during the incident.

Police found blood near the couch, in a bathroom, and around other parts of the home.

Mendoza-Wells was arrested just before 6 a.m. Saturday. During the court appearance, he managed to get the $14,000 bond lowered to $12,500.