CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man who sold crack cocaine to a police informant was sentenced on Oct. 17 to five years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Calvin Lee Boswell, also known as “Boo" and “Big Boy," previously pleaded guilty in June to seven counts of distribution of crack cocaine. On three separate occasions in October 2011, Boswell sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant working in cooperation with the Special Enforcement Unit of the Charleston Police Department.
Boswell, 25, also sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant working for the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) on Nov. 26, 2012. Boswell distributed crack cocaine three times in December 2012. Each illegal drug transaction was completed in and around Charleston.
This case was investigated by MDENT and the Special Enforcement Unit of the Charleston Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Hanks handled the prosecution. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
