BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Former co-workers have testified that they saw Matthew Pangborn hit and choke residents at the Beatrice State Developmental Center last year.

Testimony against the 31-year-old Pangborn is expected to resume Wednesday morning.

Pangborn faces five counts of abuse of a vulnerable adult, three counts of strangulation, one count of attempted abuse of a vulnerable adult and one count of attempted strangulation.

One of the former center workers, Connie Baird, testified on Tuesday that she saw Pangborn threaten one individual and choke another to the point of unconsciousness.