Birmingham Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man has been sentenced on gun and drug charges, announced 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.

According to court documents, in July and August of 2024, Henley sold methamphetamine and fentanyl to a confidential informant (CI) on three occasions.  On August 8, 2024, law enforcement attempted to arrest Henley after he sold methamphetamine and fentanyl to the CI in West Birmingham.  Henley ran from the police into a residence, dropped a bag, ran out the back door, and threw a Glock 9mm pistol equipped with a machine gun-conversion device (commonly referred to as a “Glock switch”) into tall grass before being apprehended.  Law enforcement officers recovered the machine gun, a fully loaded extended magazine, 465 grams of methamphetamine, and over 7 grams of fentanyl. 

The FBI investigated the case along with the Vestavia Hills Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany T. Byrd prosecuted the case.