HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Formal charges have been filed against two Hutchinson residents in the beating and strangulation of a Hutchinson woman.

Twenty-four-year-old Issac Ervin is charged with one count of attempted premeditated murder for the critical injuries to Lora Stratton, who remains unresponsive in a Wichita hospital. The co-defendant, 22-year-old Delshay Visonhaler, is charged with one count of reckless aggravated battery and one count of obstruction. Both are expected to go before Judge Daniel Gilligan Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 9:30 a.m. in Reno County District Court.

Stratton was found in an alley in the 700 block of West 7th Avenue Saturday afternoon unconscious. She was taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and then to Wichita. She remains in critical condition.

Deputy District Attorney Thomas Stanton says law enforcement and the District Attorney’s Office cannot provide more information at this time based on Kansas Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct. Further information will have to be gleaned from later press releases and future public court hearings.