Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A convicted felon has been sentenced on drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Steven Schrank.

U.S. District Court Judge Anna Manasco sentenced Eric Damone Wilson, aka “Hector,” 35, of Hoover, to 180 months in prison for two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.  Wilson went to trial in May but pleaded guilty after the government rested its case.

According to court documents, on two separate occasions in April 2022, Wilson distributed methamphetamine at a gas station on Green Springs Highway in Birmingham and at his apartment in Hoover.  Upon Wilson’s arrest for those drug-trafficking offenses, officers found him to be in possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl, digital scales, money from the previous sale of methamphetamine, and a pistol.

HSI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Allison Garnett and Brittany Byrd prosecuted the case.