HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A dispute between two men that led to one of them being taken to jail on a charge of aggravated battery was back before a judge Monday morning for the formal reading of the charge.

Thirty-two-year-old Dustin Wedgewood was arrested on the charge after he allegedly struck 28-year-old Joseph Murur with a piece of wood. Police were called to the 500 block of East 3rd on the report of a battery back on Sept. 25.

When they arrived, they found the victim lying in the yard outside of an apartment. He had apparently been knocked out from being hit in the head. Murur was taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Wedgwood, in court, claimed self-defense, saying the victim pulled a knife on him.

The aggravated battery charge is a level seven person felony with a maximum sentence of two years and 10 months in prison.

The case now moves to a waiver-status docket.