On Friday, 43-year old Charles L. Scott, also known as “Boomer, of Elkville, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton on a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, according to Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.   Scott, who had previously pled guilty to the methamphetamine offense, was sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release and fined $200.  The offense occurred between March 2012 and March 2013 in Jackson and Perry Counties.  Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings established that Scott was involved with others in the manufacture of methamphetamine.  On March 13, 2013, he received severe burns while manufacturing methamphetamine inside an Elkville residence.  Scott’s sentence was enhanced based on the substantial risk of harm created by his criminal conduct. One co-defendant has pled guilty and is awaiting sentencing.   The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Perry County Sheriff’s Office, Murphysboro Police Department, the Pinckneyville Police Department and other agencies.