(KNZA)--A July 5th-7th jury trial has been set for a Horton man charged in connection with a stabbing in Holton last November.

Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller tells MSC News says that came during a hearing Friday for  22-year-old Austin Whitebird whose charged with aggravated battery. 

Whitebird is accused of stabbing a 26-year-old man multiple times at a residence in the 100 block of New York Street in Holton during the evening of November 23rd.

The victim was initially taken to the Holton Community Hospital for treatment of what were described as life-threatening injuries at the time and later transferred to a Topeka hospital.

Whitebird was arrested the following day by Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies after he was located in a vehicle south of Holton. 

He remains in the Jackson County Jail.