PITTSBURG, Kan. — A local man was arrested for aggravated battery Thursday, more than a week after he allegedly hit another man in the head with a baseball bat, according to the Pittsburg Police Department. Police were dispatched at approximately 10:15 p.m. Sunday, July 11 to 208 W. 23rd St. in response to a report of a disturbance, the PPD said in a press release. As officers arrived in the area, they saw a man walking east on 23rd Street, who police observed was bleeding from his forehead, mouth, and left ear.
Suspect arrested for allegedly hitting man with baseball bat