Two Columbia Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Stolen Firearms

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Damion Walker, 25, and Malcolm Price, 38, both of Columbia, were sentenced in U.S. District Court to federal prison terms for being felons in possession of firearms, the Department of Justice announced on June 4, 2026.

The two men broke into cars during a concert, stole firearms, and came into possession of those guns despite prior felony convictions that already barred them from owning or carrying weapons. Walker and Price each received sentences that reflect the federal prohibition on felons possessing firearms under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

Scope of the case is narrow but concrete: two individuals, two prior felons, an unknown but specific number of stolen firearms taken from vehicles at a single concert event in the Columbia area. The sentences impose terms of incarceration whose exact lengths were not detailed in the release, followed by supervised release that will include restrictions on travel, associations, and firearms for years after prison.

The sentences change the men's legal status from pretrial or post-plea release to immediate federal incarceration. Upon completion of their prison terms they will enter a new phase of supervised release during which any further firearm possession or contact with known felons becomes a separate federal violation carrying its own mandatory penalties.

Downstream, the convictions activate standard federal consequences: both men are now permanently prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or carrying any firearm or ammunition under federal law. The Bureau of Prisons must designate facilities and begin transport within weeks.

After release, the U.S. Probation Office will assume jurisdiction and enforce the terms of supervised release, including random searches and reporting requirements. The case also adds two entries to the federal criminal record database used by background-check systems for all future firearm purchases nationwide.

This sentencing follows the Department of Justice's standard practice of charging stolen-firearm cases involving felons as direct violations of the felon-in-possession statute rather than pursuing only state-level theft charges. The June 4 announcement is a routine U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina press release that closes one local enforcement action without reference to any broader national initiative.

Primary sources: U.S. Department of Justice press release dated June 4, 2026.