CASPER — A 72-year-old Casper man accused of stabbing two people asked a judge for another chance Monday after pleading guilty to stabbing another man in his apartment in January. The judge said no, giving him three to six years in prison.

Another charge for stabbing a woman was dismissed.

Paul Allen Hilburn stood next to his attorney Timothy Cotton on Monday for his Natrona County District Court sentencing before Judge Joshua Eames. He wore an orange jail jumpsuit and leaned on a cane with his left hand.

He asked the judge to allow him to walk out of the courtroom on probation.

“Give me one more chance to prove myself,” Hilburn told the judge. “Everything I have is gone.”

Under a plea deal with Natrona County Assistant District Attorney Jeff Meyer, Hilburn entered an Alford plea to o

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