Benjamin Sánchez Nieto is reminded of that night every time he takes off his shirt and sees the jagged scar where the knife went in â on the left side of his chest, not far from his heart.
âI donât understand why this happened,â Sánchez Nieto told the Jackson Hole Daily through a translator in a phone interview Tuesday. âI am happy to be here talking to you and happy to be alive.â
The longtime Jackson resident was stabbed Dec. 30 just as he was getting home from work.
Months later, Sánchez Nieto is still receiving medical care for his recovery.
A not guilty plea was entered for Riley Sills on Wednesday morning in Teton County District Court.
Sills is in Teton County Jail charged with attempted murder in the second degree after police said he stabbed a man Dec. 30 outside his Jackson apartment. He was then the subject of a lengthy, overnight standoff with police that went well into the afternoon on New Yearâs Eve.
In previous court hearings the Jackson man has said heâs innocent. Through public defender Elisabeth Trefonas, Sills asked the court Wednesday to reconsider his bond, which is $250,000 cash.
Prosecutors argued that Sillsâ bond shouldnât be lowered.