Article: Police: Cozad tried to stab Mendoza in the chest.

Byline: Rebecca Boyle

Jan. 20--Rafael Mendoza's attacker stabbed him in his kicking leg, but he was aiming -- twice -- for his chest. That's the story that emerged Friday in a preliminary hearing for Mitch Cozad, the former University of Northern Colorado punter who is accused of stabbing Mendoza.

Cozad, 21, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, which means prosecutors would have to prove he not only tried to kill Mendoza -- the starting punter -- but thought about what he was doing. Friday was the first time the police account of what happened Sept. 11, 2006, was made public. "Mr. Mendoza told me he definitely felt like he was going ...

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