HUTCHINSON, Kan. – One of two men charged with the beating of a Reno County Correctional Facility inmate was scheduled to have his trial begin Tuesday, but he avoided trial and entered a plea in the case instead.
William Alexander and his brother Antoine are both charged by the state with a single count of aggravated battery. The two Alexanders are accused of beating 30-year-old Darrell Beachy, who was taken by air-ambulance to a Wichita hospital for treatment. This occurred on Sept. 26, 2015 in one of the pods at the new county facility.
William Alexander entered a plea to a lesser level of aggravated battery meaning at sentencing he will receive less time for the conviction. The charge was filed by the state as a level four person felony, but he entered a plea to a level seven person felony. The sentencing range is from 11-months to just under three years in prison.
Judge Trish Rose set sentencing in this case for June 3.
Alexander has another case as well where he’s charged with two alternate counts of felony theft.
In that case, the state accuses him of stealing a Samsung Galaxy tablet, a Nextbook tablet as well as other miscellaneous items. This allegedly occurring on Oct. 23, 2015.
That case is still pending.