(KAIR)--An Atchison man is behind bars after striking another man with a shovel during an argument.
Atchison Police Lieutenant Tim Stout says it was 4:30 Thursday afternoon when officers were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of South Sixth Street regarding an argument involving a hand gun.
“On arrival officers met with a 38-year-old male subject who advised he had been struck with a shovel and threatened with a handgun,” Stout said. “Upon further investigation, officers arrested 41-year-old Dedrick Haley for aggravated battery and aggravated assault.”
Stout says the victim, who is acquainted with Haley, was taken to the Atchison Hospital for treatment of head and arm injuries.
Haley was booked into the Atchison County Jail.
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