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Report: Cortez man wields knife for dibs on pork chop

A woman was reportedly held at knifepoint by a baby sitter on Sunday after she tried to eat a left over pork chop.

A Montezuma County sheriff’s deputy responded to the cold disturbance call at 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30.

A 27-year-old woman reported that her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend had been baby-sitting her daughter inside her residence on the 23000 block of County Road F.5 while she was out drinking at a bar.

After returning home, the alleged victim told authorities that she was hungry, and she attempted to eat a leftover pork chop. That’s when the ex-boyfriend reportedly held a metal knife with an 8-inch blade to her throat.

“I’ll cut you if you touch them,” the man warned, according to a deputy’s report.

The 30-year-old male suspect and his new girlfriend fled the scene before deputies arrived.

The woman refused assistance from a victim’s advocate, telling the deputy, “I’ve been through this before with him.” But she agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and indicated that she wanted to press charges.