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JASPER COUNTY â Two Wheatfield men were arrested and charged with aggravated battery and other offenses after they allegedly bloodied another man at a residence near Wheatfield on May 1.
Charged were Arthur R. Burchett, 41, and Kenneth M. Sorba, 52, after Jasper County Sheriffâs Department deputies responded to an incident at a residence three miles southeast of Wheatfield at around 10:34 p.m. on a Saturday evening.
According to police, a caller advised JCSD that a man had been beaten and bloodied during an altercation. When deputies arrived, they saw blood streaming down the victimâs face.
While waiting for an ambulance, the victim told deputies that when he pulled his car into his driveway he was immediately cornered by Burchett and three other subjects.