ELKINS, W. Va. — A cocaine dealer will serve time in jail after pleading guilty earlier this year.
John A. Boyles, 34, of Kerens, was sentenced Wednesday to 97 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey.
Boyles was arrested after authorities seized 413 grams of crack cocaine from his residence.
“This is one of the largest seizures of crack cocaine to date in the Northern District of West Virginia,” U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld said. “I applaud the dedicated efforts of investigators in this case. We remain committed to aggressively combating the pervasive drug addiction problem facing our communities.”
Boyles pleaded guilty in May to one count of aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine base after an investigation conducted by the West Virginia State Police.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.