A 59 year old Atchison man opts for a preliminary hearing Friday in Atchison County Court on a charge where he allegedly stabbed another man.
Maurice Jackson will have the hearing on an aggravated battery charge March 1st.
He was arrested by Atchison Police on February 12th for allegedly stabbing 31 year old Joshua Holliman of Horton in the nose and chest with a pocket knife during an argument.
Holliman was taken to Atchison Hospital and later released.
Jackson remains in jail on 20 thousand dollars bond.