A Birmingham man has received a 20-year prison sentence on federal gun and drug charges, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.
U.S. District Court Judge Anna Manasco sentenced Isaiah De’Monte De’Mario Henley, 31, to 240 months in prison. In March 2025, Henley pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession of a machine gun, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Court documents state that during July and August 2024, Henley sold methamphetamine and fentanyl to a confidential informant on three occasions. On August 8, 2024, after selling drugs to the informant in West Birmingham, law enforcement attempted to arrest him. Henley fled into a residence, dropped a bag while escaping out the back door, and threw away a Glock 9mm pistol equipped with what is commonly called a “Glock switch” before he was apprehended by police. Officers recovered the modified handgun—which functioned as a machine gun—a fully loaded extended magazine, 465 grams of methamphetamine, and over seven grams of fentanyl.
The FBI conducted the investigation along with the Vestavia Hills Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany T. Byrd prosecuted the case.
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