Two men are in custody in western Kansas following a violent assault.

 

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Wichita Police Department have arrested 31-year-old Colin M. Welch and 54-year-old Jeffrey T. Diederich, both of Wichita, in connection to an incident that occurred last December in Edwards County City of Belpre.

 

The two are charged in a sexual assault and battery of an adult victim. Welch faces charges of  attempted first-degree murder, rape, aggravated battery and criminal threat, while Diederich has been charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder.

 

Both suspects were booked into the Sedgwick County Detention Facility.

 

Photo: Colin M. Welch (left), Jeffrey T. Diederich? (right)