Bangor Man Faces Up to Life Following Guilty Plea to Drug and Gun Charges

BANGOR, Maine:  A Bangor man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court records, in May 2022, officers with the Brewer Police Department responded to a call for a service and located Allen Henry, 48, in a parked vehicle. A record check revealed Henry had an active warrant for his arrest and active bail conditions stemming from a state charge. The bail conditions prohibited him from using or possessing any alcohol or illegal drugs. Upon conducting a bail check to ensure Henry was compliant with conditions, officers located more than 400 grams of fentanyl, approximately 30 grams of cocaine base and a firearm in his vehicle. Henry has a previous 2013 state conviction that prohibits him from possessing firearms.

Henry faces a maximum term of life imprisonment on the drug charge and up to ten years on the firearms charge. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Brewer Police Department investigated this case.

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