A Baltimore man faces more than a decade in federal prison after a jury determined he illegally carried a handgun and ammunition despite many prior felony convictions. U.S. Chief District Judge George L. Russell sentenced 47-year-old David Funderburk to 125 months in prison, followed by three years on supervised release. Prosecutors traced the case back to a November 2023 arrest, when cops said they saw him move like he was armed and then recovered a loaded weapon from the floor of a downtown cafe. According to federal prosecutors, this is Funderburk’s fourth federal felony conviction.
U.S. Chief District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Funderburk to 125 months in federal custody and three years of supervised release, according to Fox Baltimore. According to the station, Funderburk was convicted by a federal jury in September 2025 of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Prosecutors argued for a substantial sentence, citing his prior federal offenses and the fact that the weapon was discovered in a public restaurant, where onlookers could have been endangered.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, on November 3, 2023, investigators from the Baltimore Police Department Southwest District Action Team noticed Funderburk and suspected he was armed. They watched as he entered a small restaurant. Investigators claimed he bent around a corner, pulled an FN Five-seveN 5.7x28mm handgun from his pocket, and placed it on the ground. Officers entered and collected the loaded firearm, which included 18 rounds of 5.7x28mm ammo. According to the US Attorney’s Office, the case was filed as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods effort, which focuses on gun violence and repeat offenders.
Federal law prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms and ammunition (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)). Sentencing might vary greatly based on criminal history and potential enhancements. In Funderburk’s case, prosecutors used his prior federal convictions to argue for a harsher sentence, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that this is his fourth federal criminal conviction.
The sentence was announced by US Attorney Kelly O. Hayes, ATF Special Agent in Charge Charles Doerrer, and Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, highlighting the ongoing federal-local partnership on gun prosecutions, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Local officials did not immediately respond to the prosecutors’ written statement.
According to Fox Baltimore, there is no indication yet on whether Funderburk intends to appeal or where the Bureau of Prisons will eventually assign him to fulfill his sentence. He is scheduled to begin serving his sentence following routine administrative procedures. According to court records and the federal prosecution timetable, the jury convicted the defendant in September 2025, and the 125-month sentence was imposed on Wednesday.
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