Former Boise Police officer headed back to federal prison for repeatedly selling meth
A former Boise Police officer is heading back to prison after authorities say he sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer on multiple occasions.
Idaho Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Clinton DeWitt Bays Jr., 78, of Boise, to eight years in prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to distributing meth.
According to court records, Bays was arrested and charged with drug trafficking and possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine in state court on Dec. 31, 2017. Just 11 days later, Bays posted a $250,000 bond and was released from state custody.
“While out on bond in the state case, Bays sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer on three occasions,” according to a news release from the Idaho U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The release stated that Bays was indicted on Feb. 14, 2018.
Bays later reportedly admitted that on Jan. 30, 2018, he sold 4 ounces of methamphetamine to an undercover detective in exchange for $1,600.
According to the Idaho U.S. Attorney’s Office, Bays had previously been sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison for meth and gun charges in 2009.
“In 1992, Bays was convicted of two counts of vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving while under the influence, ending his 26-year career as a Boise city police officer and sergeant,” according to the news release. “On Jan. 11, 2007, the state of Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole pardoned Bays on the vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving while under the influence.”
This story was originally published February 20, 2020 at 7:02 AM.
