Overview

• A federal grand jury indicted Javan Tooley, 36, on Sept. 18 for distributing 28 grams or more of cocaine base, and he was arrested on Sept. 23 in Boston.
• Following an initial appearance, he was ordered held pending a detention hearing scheduled for Sept. 26 at 11:30 a.m.
• Court filings outline two recent incidents: an alleged Sept. 10 sale of about 100 grams of crack near Fields Corner with a young child in his car, and his Sept. 23 arrest with approximately 160 grams.
• Investigators allege he exploited women with substance use disorders for commercial sex and drug distribution and used his nonprofit and its phone to intimidate and coordinate transactions.
• Prosecutors cite his 2010 federal drug conviction and supervised-release violations, and agencies including the FBI and IRS-CI joined the case, with authorities stressing the allegations have not been proven.