Prosecutors Go Hard at Punter ; Call for Attempted Murder Charge

The Record, Bergen County, NJ (October 20, 2006)

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DENVER Prosecutors filed a charge of attempted first-degree murder Thursday against a former University of Northern Colorado backup punter accused of stabbing the starter in a case that drew comparisons to the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan rivalry.

Mitchell Cozad, 21, is accused of stabbing Rafael Mendoza in his kicking leg Sept. 11 outside Mendoza's apartment.

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Prosecutors Go Hard at Punter ; Call for Attempted Murder Charge

Cozad, of Wheatland, Wyo., also faces one count of second-degree assault. Prosecutors said he could face...

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