Potter man pleads no contest to assault charge

Christian Willey, 20 of Potter, pled no contest to Attempted Second Degree Assault, a class IIIA felony, on Tuesday, May 9, in Cheyenne County District Court.

According to the affidavit on Jan. 2, a Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Deputy and the Sidney Police Department responded to a call where a victim, Randy Sandini, had allegedly had his throat cut by Willey.

On the scene Willey was located and arrested and the residence was searched for the weapon used in the alleged

assault on Sandini. A knife was found on the floor in the doorway of the residence.

Willey was arrested at the scene and taken to the Cheyenne County Jail where he was booked, and charged with use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

The court accepted Willey’s plea to the lesser charge of Attempted Second Degree Assault. Judge Derek Weimer ordered a pre-

sentence investigation, and scheduled sentencing for

June 6.