An employee of the Salina Walmart was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after he was punched several times in the the head by a man he found laying on the ground in the area where shopping carts are stored.

Captain Chris Trocheck said 36-year-old Elijah Gragg, whose last known address was McPherson, is alleged to have hit 63-year-old Roger Bennett after Bennett found Gragg lying on the floor.

Trocheck said Gragg had caused a disturbance earlier at a check-out lane inside the store.

Bennett was taken to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment of injuries by another Walmart employee.

Gragg was arrested on requested charges of battery, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct.

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