Guy Cummings, a 30-year-old resident of the District of Columbia and previously convicted felon, was sentenced on Mar. 31 to 50 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Cummings was found guilty by a federal jury on July 16, 2025, after a three-day trial before Chief Judge James E. Boasberg. In addition to the prison term, he will serve three years of supervised release following his incarceration.
The case was prosecuted under the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful initiative, which supports President Trump's executive order aimed at reducing gun violence by prioritizing federal firearms violations and seeking tougher penalties for offenders.
Court documents show that on Jan. 18, 2025, around 1:30 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers patrolling the Lincoln Heights neighborhood observed Cummings among a group on the sidewalk in the 300 block of 50th Street NE. As officers approached, Cummings fled on foot between buildings while an officer pursued him through the complex without losing sight. The officer saw Cummings make a tossing motion over a brick wall before being apprehended nearby.
Officers later recovered a stolen black Glock 26 pistol loaded with one round in the chamber and fifteen rounds in the magazine from where it had been thrown over the wall onto snow-covered ground. The firearm had been reported stolen prior to this incident.
Cummings had previously been convicted in 2017 for robbery and carrying a dangerous weapon and served thirty-six months in prison, making him legally prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
The investigation involved both local police and federal agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division with assistance from the FBI Washington Field Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Helfand prosecuted this case.
