Bluffs Man Pleads No Contest to Drug Distribution Charges

Bluffs Man Pleads No Contest to Drug Distribution Charges
Richard Stands Jr. (Photo courtesy SBCDC)
March 27th, 2023 | Ryan Murphy

A 42-year-old Scottsbluff man who had been facing numerous drug and weapons cases in District Court has pleaded no contest in a consolidated plea deal.

Last week, Richard Stands Jr. was convicted on two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Near a School, both of which are Class 1D Felonies.

In exchange for the no contest plea, charges of Robbery, Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person were dismissed.

He’ll face a minimum of there years in prison when he’s sentenced on May 19th by Judge Leo Dobrovolny.

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