Court proceedings are advancing for an Emporia man accused of attempted murder.
Justin Colby Barrett has his pretrial and arraignment set for Sept. 13. Arraignment is where defendants typically learn their potential trial dates.
Barrett allegedly beat and strangled a victim as part of an incident last month, according to documents posted online to the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and six other counts, including three counts of aggravated battery, and single counts of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated child endangerment and criminal threat.