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Horton man charged with rape, other offenses

By Greg Bebermeyer

08/16/2023

Matthew Harris ( Credit: Brown Co Sheriff's Office)

(KNZA)--A Horton man has been charged with rape and other felony offenses.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill said 21-year-old Matthew Harris was formally charged Tuesday in Brown County District Court in a 5-count complaint.

In addition to rape, he was charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated assault, and criminal threat.

Hill said the charges follow Harris's arrest on Sunday by the Horton Police Department.

He said the arrest comes after a joint investigation by the Horton Police Department and Brown County Sheriff- Office with the assistance of the Brown County Attorney's Office.

Harris made his first appearance in a Brown County courtroom Tuesday afternoon, where District Judge Weingart set bond at $750,000.

He remains in the Brown County Jail.

A preliminary hearing in the case has been set for August 23.

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