DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur granted a gun possession defendant’s release in a July 23 hearing.
David Cunningham, 28, was sentenced on Feb. 9, 2024 to two years in prison, all but one suspended, followed by two years of probation for carrying a pistol without a license. The charge stemmed from his involvement in an altercation that occurred on the 1400 block of Howard Road, SE, on Sept. 1, 2023.
According to court documents, officers found Cunningham at the scene with two gunshot wounds to his thigh and torso.
Cunningham was on probation but arrested in September 2025 for an unrelated drug possession charge. Then, the defendant was arrested for a misdemeanor simple assault case in May.
At the hearing, Cunningham’s attorney, Diana Yu, requested her client’s release. Judge Arthur granted Cunningham’s release with GPS monitoring and continued his case to allow him time to reconnect with his probation officer.
According to court records, parties are in negotiations for a potential global plea deal that would resolve multiple of Cunningham’s cases.
Parties are scheduled to reconvene on Oct. 2.
