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Cortez man likely to get 2 years probation in stabbing case

Altercation occurred after midnight Halloween 2015
Mahan

A Cortez man who stabbed another man Halloween night is expected to receive two years probation after pleading guilty to felony menacing.

Jimmy Wayne Mahan, 38, struck a plea agreement Thursday with the 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Formal sentencing is set for 9 a.m. March 31 in District Court.

According to an arrest affidavit, Mahan was involved in an altercation early Nov. 1 in the parking lot of the Durango Downtown Inn, 800 Camino del Rio. Mahan realized police had been called, and he tried to retreat to a motel room. But a woman inside the room would not allow Mahan to enter, and she put her arms out to block his entry, according to the affidavit.

Mahan slapped away her arms, according to the report. Another man witnessed this, and he grabbed Mahan’s shoulders to prevent him from entering the room. Mahan then pulled out a black folding knife and stabbed the man, Austin Short, near the abdomen under his left arm, the report states.

Mahan left the scene in a white Toyota Tundra with black rims. Police found the vehicle a short time later with Mahan in the driver’s seat. He had a black folding knife and dried blood on his hands and jacket, the affidavit says.

In an interview with police, Mahan claimed he was defending himself from a man who punched him and knocked him to the ground and was preventing him from entering his room.

shane@durangoherald.com

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