HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The state has charged two Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmates with battery of corrections officers.

Mark Anthony Baker, 33, is charged with battery of a corrections officer for an incident on Dec. 6, 2018. He is also charged with trafficking contraband for having what was described as a homemade stabbing weapon.

Baker is serving time for numerous convictions out of Labette County including first-degree murder, abuse of a child, theft, obstruction, possession of drugs and paraphernalia. The cases go back to 2011.

Christopher Lyons is also charged with battery of a corrections officer for a case on Jan. 19, 2019. Lyons is accused of attacking the officer while he was performing duties at the prison.

Lyons is serving time for aggravated assault, battery and violating the offender registration act. His crimes occurred in Sedgwick County in 2013 and 2016.

Both made an appearance in Reno County District Court this week.