(KNZA)--A March 27 preliminary hearing has been set for a rural Horton man accused of severely beating another man on the Kickapoo Reservation in January, resulting in the hospitalization of the victim.

34-year-old Ryan Shopteese has been charged in Brown County District Court with aggravated battery.

He was arrested January 20th by the Brown County Sheriff's Office in connection with the alleged offense.

Shopteese remains held in the Brown County Jail without bond after a judge on February 28th granted a motion filed by Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill to revoke his bond for violating a protective order.