(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man has been sentenced to more than 6 1/2 years in prison on a charge of aggravated battery.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill says 24-year-old David Graves was sentenced Monday in Brown County District Court to 80 months in prison on the felony charge.

Hill says Graves request for probation was denied.

Graves was convicted in the aggravated battery of his girlfriend in January.