Overview

• Kamar Cunningham, 43, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals near Atlanta, Georgia, on May 7, 2025, after evading authorities for four years.
• Cunningham was convicted in 2020 of firearms trafficking and sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison in 2021 after skipping his sentencing hearing.
• He was arrested in 2018 during Project Patton, a landmark investigation into cross-border gun smuggling that led to Canada’s largest-ever seizure of illegal firearms.
• Despite multiple bail violations, Cunningham was released on bail three times before being added to the BOLO Program’s most-wanted list with a $50,000 reward for information leading to his capture.
• Cunningham is currently in U.S. custody, pending formal extradition proceedings to Canada, where he faces his sentence and additional legal consequences.