Anthony Eugene Burns, a 31-year-old Maryland resident, was recently sentenced to 55 months in prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in Washington, D.C., according to the United States Attorney’s Office. On November 24, 2025, Burns was sentenced, bringing a conclusion to a case that exposed his illegal actions, which revolved around an extended Glock pistol.
U.S. District Court Judge Jia M. Cobb also ordered Burns to serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonment, but it’s worth noting that he was already under supervision for prior felony convictions at the time of the firearm offense, according to a statement released this week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. On September 10, 2025, the jury found Burns guilty of this most recent charge, with the weight of previous misdeeds still hanging over him.
In detailing the offender’s most recent run-in with the law, it was February 25, 2024, when officers responding to a disturbance call in Southeast D.C. observed Burns make a desperate attempt to flee, tossing away what was later discovered to be a loaded weapon before hiding, his actions setting the stage for the subsequent trial and sentencing. ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood and MPD Chief Pamela A. Smith testified to this, expressing serious worry for the District’s public safety.
Officers eventually discovered a black Glock 27, loaded with an extended magazine containing 21 rounds and an additional one in the chamber, while pursuing Burns’ desperate sprint, as the court heard, on that uncertain day when the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) first arrived to address the disorderly crowd on Wade Road Southeast. Burns, who had previously served a prison sentence for violent armed robbery in 2017, has found himself back in prison, a cycle that the court has now decided to break with its newest decision.
The prosecution was directed by Assistant United States Attorney Emory V. Cole and Special Assistant United States Attorney Emily Reeder-Ricchetti, with Paralegal Specialist Tiffany Robinson providing support. The coordination between agencies highlights an all-too-familiar story in the capital’s ongoing efforts to combat illegal firearms and disrupt the activities of habitual criminals.
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