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Horton man accused of threatening officers with hatchet

(KNZA)--A Horton man is accused of threatening two law enforcement officers with a hatchet.

44-year-old Ricky Wabaunsee was arrested Friday by deputies with the Brown County Sheriff's Office, with assistance of the Horton Police Department, on Brown County District Court Warrant charging him with felony counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault and interference with law enforcement.

Wabaunsee made his first appearance in a Brown County courtroom Wednesday on the charges. A preliminary hearing was set for September 13.

According to court documents, the charges stem from an incident on August 25 involving an officer with the Horton Police Department and a deputy with the Brown County Sheriff's Office.

Wabaunsee remains in the Brown County Jail, held on a $75,000 bond.

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