San Saba man gets 40 years on drug charges from Llano County arrest
Donald Ray Riggs
A 43-year-old San Saba man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on multiple narcotics charges, including intent to distribute, in an investigation covering San Saba and Llano counties. Donald Ray Riggs pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 15, in the 33rd Judicial District Court of Llano County with Judge Allan Garrett presiding.
Riggs was arrested on Oct. 18, 2024, during a traffic stop in Llano County following a lengthy, joint investigation by the sheriff’s offices of Llano and San Saba counties and the police departments of San Saba and Marble Falls into the distribution of narcotics in Llano and San Saba counties, according to a media release from the office of 33rd/424th District Attorney Perry Thomas.
During the traffic stop, a drug-detection dog alerted his handler to the presence of narcotics in Riggs’ vehicle. A search by law enforcement found almost a kilogram of meth, a significant amount of pills containing a controlled substance, and a small amount of cocaine.
On Tuesday, Riggs pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in exchange for a 40-year prison sentence. He also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver for the illegal pills in exchange for a 20-year sentence and possession with intent to distribute for the cocaine for a 10-year sentence. All sentences will run concurrently.
Riggs has previous convictions for drug-related offenses in both San Saba and Llano counties.