Buncombe County Man Sentenced to 5 Plus Years in Prison

Buncombe County -- January 7, 2025: Buncombe County On December 2, 2023,  Jayleen Boston was convicted of felony Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury, felony, Assault by Strangulation, misdemeanor Child Abuse

felony Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Trafficking in Heroin/Opium, Habitual Felonand several misdemeanor crimes stemming from an incident that involved Brehon’s then intimate partner and a minor child.

 

On April 11, 2023, APD officers responded to a call for service where they met with a female suffering from significant injuries to her neck, face, and head. The female stated that Boston had strangled her and assaulted her with a hard metallic object. APD officers took Boston into custody and seized a firearm from his person. Officers later executed a search warrant of Boston’s apartment and found 40 grams of fentanyl within the dwelling.

 

Judge Grant sentenced Boston to serve an active sentence of 70-96 months in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Corrections.

 

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