HUTCHINSON – A Kansas man arrested on November 9, in McPherson for charges associated with a stabbing incident in Hutchinson has been formally charged.

Derrick Sciafe, 34, appeared before Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen Tuesday where he was told the state has charged him with aggravated burglary and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

The victim, Amado Martinez, 35, was allegedly stabbed by Sciafe after an altercation at a west side Hutchinson home.

Martinez is the boyfriend of Sciafe’s ex-wife, according to prosecutors.

Sciafe is free on a $38,000 bond and his case will now move to a future waiver-status docket.