Curtis Nathaniel Suber, a 35-year-old resident of the District of Columbia and previously convicted felon, was sentenced on May 1 to 30 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a loaded firearm while driving under the influence and carrying drugs intended for distribution, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
The case is significant because it highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement to address gun violence and drug offenses involving repeat offenders. Suber's sentencing follows his guilty plea on Nov. 26, 2025 before Judge Beryl A. Howell for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In addition to his prison sentence, Suber will serve three years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors had sought a longer sentence of 46 months.
Court documents show that on Oct. 22, 2025 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers observed Suber speeding through an intersection in the Florida Avenue NE area before crashing into an apartment building. When officers approached the scene, they found Suber exiting the vehicle with a half-empty bottle of Hennessy in hand. Officers recovered a loaded Glock .45 handgun with 23 rounds from inside the car as well as drugs including marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, oxycodone, ecstasy, digital scales and $4,200 cash from Suber's backpack. He tested positive at arrest for cocaine, amphetamines and fentanyl.
Suber had previously been convicted in 2023 for carrying a pistol without a license and completed supervision just over one year prior to this incident.
The investigation was conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Office. The matter was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Howland from the Fraud, Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section.
This prosecution took place under the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful initiative supporting President Trump’s Executive Order aimed at cracking down on gun violence by prioritizing federal firearms violations and seeking tougher penalties.
