A 51-year-old Gardnerville Ranchos man faces up to 12 years in Nevada State Prison and a $20,000 fine after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of selling marijuana in an undercover sting.
Russell Tillack denied he was a drug salesman.
"I was approached by the confidential informant on a number of occasions," he said.
Finally, Tillack said, he agreed twice to get 120 grams of marijuana.
"I'm really not a salesman of marijuana," he said. "I simply went out and got it. I didn't make any money, I'm not in the business of selling marijuana, I just knew where to get it."
In accepting Tillack's guilty pleas, District Judge Dave Gamble said, "What you recited is exactly the crime of sales of marijuana. The real issue for me: Are you intending to continue to be a marijuana user?"
Tillack said he used marijuana for 35 years, but intended to quit.
He is eligible for probation.
As part of a plea agreement, Gamble released Tillack on his own recognizance. He is under the supervision of the Department of Alternative Sentencing and is subject to search and seizure for controlled substances and alcohol.
Tillack was arrested April 14 by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Street Enforcement Team, working in conjunction with the Tri-Net Task Force on a warrant for selling about 237 grams of marijuana.
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