Chance Sanders, (Buffalo County Jail, Courtesy)
KEARNEY — A pretrial hearing has been set for a Kearney man who has been charged with attempted first-degree murder following a non-fatal stabbing in March 2024.
Chance Sanders, 23, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, a Class 2 felony and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.
Sanders waived his preliminary hearing, and the case was bound over to the Buffalo County District Court. Sanders submitted a written plea of not guilty to the charges.
Judge John Marsh set a pretrial hearing date for June 21 at 10 a.m. Sanders’ bail remains set at 10 percent of $10,000,000.
“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.