By KALIN KROHE
Panhandle Post
24-year-old Jon Mazanec of Alliance will serve 10-15 years in prison for second degree domestic assault with a prior conviction (Class 2A Felony), third degree domestic assault with a prior conviction (Class 3A Felony), and possession of LSD (Class 4 Felony).
Box Butte County District Court Judge Travis O'Gorman credited Mazanec 94 days already served (first count), three years (second count) and one year (third count). He was sentenced on Nov. 23.
According to the Affidavit for Custody, on Aug. 22, Box Butte County Deputy [Tim] Wangler and Chief Deputy [J.D.] Sutphen were dispatched to the 600 Block of Cheyenne Avenue in Hemingford for a verbal disturbance. Upon arriving on scene, Deputies Wangler and Sutphen contacted a female on the porch of the residence that was in pain. Deputy Sutphen asked the female what happened and she stated that gasoline was poured on her and was lit on fire.
Mazanec then took off on foot.
According to the Affidavit, Deputy Wangler and Sutphen searched the Hemingford area trying to locate Mazanec. At approximately 2:14 p.m. someone matching the description of Mazanec was seen walking up Cheyenne Avenue carrying a torch. Deputy Wangler caught up with the subject at the garage where the initial incident had occurred. Deputy Wangler asked Mazanec what had went on earlier that day and Mazanec responded that he had a fight with his girlfriend and poured gasoline on her and then lit her on fire.
Deputy Wangler placed Mazanec under arrest and Deputy Sutphen read Miranda Warnings to Mazanec.
Deputy Sutphen asked if Mazanec had anything on his person and Mazanec stated that he had drugs in his pocket. After a pat down search, a plastic baggie was recovered from Mazanec's shorts pocket with suspected LSD tabs in it.