HUTCHINSON, Kan. – One of two men suspected of beating a Reno County Correctional Facility inmate so severely that he was taken to a Wichita hospital was arraigned in that case and one other Monday morning.

William and Antoine Alexander are both charged by the state with a single count of aggravated battery. The two Alexanders are accused of beating 30-year-old Darrell Beachy, who was taken by air-ambulance to a Wichita hospital for treatment. This occurred on Sept. 26, 2015 in one of the pods at the new county facility.

William Alexander entered a “not guilty” plea in that case and another where he is charged with two alternate counts of felony theft.

In that case, the state accuses him of stealing a Samsung Galaxy tablet, a Nextbook tablet as well as other miscellaneous items. This allegedly occurring on Oct. 23, 2015.

The two cases will now be placed on a jury trial docket in front of Judge Trish Rose.