HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A local woman faces a possible charge of aggravated battery after she and a local man got into an altercation.

Jessica Avery is accused of waving a box cutter knife and cutting the victim, causing a laceration to one of his fingers.

Police responded to the home and found her hiding in a closet with her fingers in her ears. They also found a cell phone and the knife with her.

In court, she claimed the victim pointed a gun at her head, but police didn’t find a gun or any indication there was one.

Avery was denied a reduction of her $10,000 bond when she appeared in court Tuesday. She’ll be back in court on Sept. 11.