[ By FRED GOUGH ]

A 33-year-old Hutchinson man was bound over for trial Monday after four people testified to events that happened back on March 14. That led the state to charge him with a number of felonies.

Raymon Hunter is charged with violation of a protection order, battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. In this case, a knife and criminal threat, a new charge added by the state after the hearing Monday.

Hunter came to the victim’s home with a dog even though the occupant of the home had filed a protection from abuse order against him. He was in the back yard and her new boyfriend was also there. Hunter apparently started to leave out a back gate, but Anthony Smith jumped off the back porch and started to shut the gate. Hunter is then alleged to have threatened him and the two got into a fight. During that time, Hunter is alleged to have pulled a knife and threatened him. Smith then allegedly grabbed a shovel and attempted to strike Hunter, but missed and ended up striking his girlfriend’s SUV. There is some question as to whether the knife was actually open when Hunter walked toward Smith, but according to the victim, he felt threatened during the altercation.

After the hearing, the defense argued for a reduction of Hunter’s bond, but he has convictions for possession of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while suspended, plus a number of failures to appear. The state argued against any reduction of the $7,500 bond and Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen agreed and denied the request.

The state also indicated that Hunter has a new case that has just been filed where he’s charged with criminal possession of stolen property.

With him being bound over, Hunter will be arraigned on the charges next month.