Birmingham man pleads guilty to gun, drug charges
Isiah Henley, 31, pleaded guilty to distribution to 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.
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According to court documents, in July and Aug. 2024, Henley sold methamphetamine and fentanyl to a confidential informant on three occasions. Henley also sold methamphetamine and fentanyl to an informant in Birmingham on Aug. 8, 2024. When agents attempted to arrest him at a residence, he fled from police, dropped a bag, and agents noticed that he had a firearm.
He was ordered to drop his firearm, and he threw it into a vacant lot before being arrested. Law enforcement was able to recover the weapon and found it to include a Glock switch with an extended magazine that was fully loaded. Officers also recovered more methamphetamine and fentanyl when they recovered the bag he dropped.
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