(KNZA)--Two Sabetha residents charged in connection with a Hiawatha home invasion made their first appearance in a Brown County courtroom Tuesday.

A May 31st preliminary hearing was set for 21-year-old Edgar Martinez and 23-year-old Jazmene Hicks.

The pair face felony charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and  aggravated battery along with a misdemeanor count of criminal restraint.

Martinez and Hicks are accused of breaking into a home at 121 Apache Street on May 16th.    Police say the occupant, 30-year-old Ray Atlakson, reported he was battered and robbed, with his hands bound behind his back before the suspects fled the scene.

Atlakson was transported to the Hiawatha Community Hospital by ambulance for the treatment of injuries.

According to the criminal complaint obtained by MSC News, the suspects are accused of taking a pair of car keys, a billfold and RCA tablet by force.

An investigation by the Hiawatha Police Department led to the arrest of Martinez and Hicks last Friday.

The pair remain in the Brown County Jail on $175,000 bond each.