A 20-year-old Lawrence man was charged with aggravated battery and obstruction Monday after a 28-year-old woman said he had beaten her and choked her with a belt in a vehicle in North Lawrence early Sunday morning.

Prosecutors filed the charges against Porfirio Pascual Secundino. A judge set Secundino’s bond at $25,000 cash or surety and scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. today