A 21-year-old Hutchinson man accused of “abuse of a child,” is scheduled to be in court Friday where he may enter a plea in the case.

Zachary Thompson had been accused of aggravated endangerment, but the state refiled the case with the amended charge.

Thompson is accused of abusing a 10-month old child. The state alleges that he took his anger out on the child because the child’s mother wouldn’t loan him money. The child sustained bruising on the buttocks, back, and legs. The alleged abuse occurring back on May 12, 2011.

In other cases, Thompson was convicted of attempted aggravated robbery, while the state dropped the second charge of aggravated assault.

He was also convicted of aggravated battery for a case where he allegedly struck someone with a board. He was given 36-months community corrections for the two cases back in November, of 2011 after he serve 60-days in the county jail. But, the underlying sentence is 42-months.

The hearing Friday is in front of Judge Trish Rose.