A Boulder man accused of hitting a man over the head with a wooden stick was charged at the Boulder County Jail on Wednesday afternoon.

Mathew Hochstedler, also known as Matthew, 35, is charged with first- and second-degree assault causing serious bodily injury. He is being held in Boulder County Jail on a $2,500 cash, surety or property bond.

Hochstedler is next scheduled to appear in court Aug. 30 for a preliminary hearing.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Hochstedler went after the victim, Brice Fox, after Fox stole his bicycle.

When Hochstedler caught up with Fox in the 1900 block of 29th Street, he hit Fox over the head with a large wooden stick, according to the affidavit. Boulder police later found the stick, broken in half, near the scene of the incident.

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