By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
Police are investigating a case as aggravated battery after a Salina man was found severely injured Friday.
Just before 3:30p.m. Friday, police were dispatched to the Travelers Lodge, 254 S. Broadway Boulevard, for the report of a disorderly subject who refused to leave, according to Police Captain Paul Forrester.
A Travelers Lodge employee told police that he was walking by a fenced in area on the north side of the property and heard a man inside moaning. The employee said he could see someone through the wooden fence, which was locked.
When the employee got no response from the man, he called police and waited until officers arrived before he unlocked the fence.
When officers entered the area, they found a 33-year-old Salina man with severe injuries consistent to battery, Forrester said. The man also had a thin blue cable around his neck.
EMS transported the man to Salina Regional Health Center, where doctors confirmed that the man's injuries were consistent with him being dragged face down, Forrester said. The man was later transferred to a Wichita hospital.
Police are contacting area businesses and organizations to see whether surveillance video is available. Additionally, anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Salina Police Department, Forrester said.