HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 26-year-old Hutchinson man charged by the state in a domestic case where the victim was nearly killed is scheduled for sentencing Friday.
Marcus Batiste entered a plea to two of the three charges, including the attempted aggravated kidnapping and aggravated battery. The state dropped the attempted second-degree murder charge as part of the plea agreement.
He and the victim had been to a local club and, once parked in front of a Hutchinson home, began arguing. He then struck her, so she began honking the horn to try to get attention and help. A third person who heard the horn began yelling at him to leave her alone and that person called police.
Batiste is suspected of pulling her from the vehicle, then beating, kicking and choking her to the point that she lost consciousness. She also had as many as four staples in her head, which were discovered when she was at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment. When police arrived, she had regained consciousness and was attempting to get away from Batiste. She was taken to the hospital where she was treated and released.
The sentencing in the case will be in front of Judge Trish Rose.