Chance Sanders, (Buffalo County Jail, Courtesy)
KEARNEY — A Kearney man charged following a non-fatal stabbing in March 2024 has been sentenced to a lengthy term in prison.
Chance Sanders, 23, had been charged with attempted first-degree murder, a Class 2 felony and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.
At a pre-trial hearing on July 30, Sanders pleaded guilty to amended charges. Count two was amended to an attempted use of a deadly weapon, a Class 2A felony. Count one was unchanged.
As part of the plea deal, the state agreed to the recommendation of concurrent sentences.
On Nov. 25, District Court Judge John Marsh sentenced Sanders to no less than 30 years and no more than 50 years on the first count and no less than 10 years and no more than 20 years for the second count.
Sanders was given credit for 238 days already served.
The sentencing on each count shall run concurrent to one another, Marsh ordered.
“At approximately 1:57 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2024, Kearney Police were called to an assault and stabbing in progress at a residence located in the 1900 block of W 38th Street,” according to the Kearney Police Department.
“Upon officers’ arrival, they observed two male subjects and a female subject outside of the residence. A 47-year-old male subject was laying on the ground and was suffering from multiple stab wounds from a knife to his upper torso,” per the KPD.
“An ambulance was immediately summoned for the injured subject, and he was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released for multiple stab wounds. The female subject was not injured, however the suspect intentionally caused damage to her vehicle,” the KPD stated.
“The second male subject was identified as twenty-three-year-old Chance Sanders, of Kearney and the suspect in the assault, stabbing, and vehicle damage. Sanders was arrested and lodged at the Buffalo County Jail,” the KPD stated.
