A high-ranking gang member, who goes by the nickname "Booger," will spend 210 months in federal prison for possession and distribution of cocaine.
Kevin "Booger" Coleman, 34, pleaded guilty in June 2016 and was sentenced Monday.
Investigators said Coleman, of Covington, Tennessee, is a high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples and acted as the chief enforcer for the gang's Covington region. Agents with the FBI began investigating members of the Gangster Disciples in Tipton County in July 2014.
They said Coleman was in charge of administering punishment to members who violated gang rules and allowed other members to illegally possess guns and commit violent crimes. They said he ordered physical punishments on other gang members on at least two occasions.
Agents said Coleman also conspired to get cocaine for distribution.
They said they knocked on Coleman's door in November 2015, and Coleman agreed to let them in without a warrant, because he was on probation. They said he admitted to having cocaine on his kitchen table. Authorities seized $1,100 in drug proceeds, a scale and .45 caliber ammunition.
Agents said Coleman admitted to buying and selling cocaine since 2011 and purchasing cocaine for distribution once a week.
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