Carpentersville woman gets 6 years for cocaine sale
A woman accused of selling cocaine near an East Dundee school and other drug-related offenses pleaded guilty to a lesser cocaine charge Friday.
Cheryl Boyk, 31, of Carpentersville, agreed to a sentence of six years in prison, with a recommendation she be enrolled in the Department of Corrections "impact incarceration" program, commonly called boot camp.
She was not eligible for probation, because of the amount of cocaine she sold - 5.1 grams. Six years was the minimum mandatory sentence.
Kane County Circuit Judge Susan Clancy Boles accepted the plea agreement.
On June 27, 2014, Boyk sold the cocaine to an undercover police officer at a gasoline station on East Main Street, which was within 1,000 feet of Immanuel Lutheran School. Selling cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, park or house of worship is a Class X felony. According to police and court records, she had sold smaller amounts of cocaine twice before to the same officer.
That charge, as well as charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis, were not prosecuted.
Boyk pleaded guilty in April 2014 to resisting a peace officer. Assistant State's Attorney David Bederka told Boles that Boyk also had been convicted in 2012 of driving under the influence of alcohol.
If Boyk successfully completes boot camp, her sentence could be reduced to time served, and after that she would be released on parole.