HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 33-year-old man serving time for murder and other charges out of Labette County entered pleas to aggravated battery and trafficking contraband in a penal institution.

Mark Baker entered the guilty pleas for crimes that occurred Dec. 6, 2018.

It started when a correctional officer at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility told Baker to go back to his cell. Baker refused. The officer told the court at the preliminary hearing that he had to tell Baker three or four times, yet Baker refused. At one point, they were near his cell cussing at each other. Baker grabbed a shank and attacked the officer with it. The officer suffered six abrasions, including at least two puncture wounds.

The officer was taken to the Hutchinson Clinic where he was stabilized. He was then taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center as a trauma patient. He spent a day in the hospital for treatment, then was released.

Baker became upset when his request to speak with a counselor was denied. He had no paperwork associated with the request, so it was denied.

Reno County District Judge Trish Rose set sentencing for Nov. 1.