An Alabama man with 10 prior felony convictions will spend nearly three years in federal prison after being caught with stolen firearms and a trail of fraudulent receipts.
David Vincent Primm, 28, was sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock announced. Primm pleaded guilty to illegally possessing two stolen firearms as a convicted felon.
The chain of events began on March 1, 2025, when Mobile police responded to a vehicle break-in in a local residential neighborhood. The owner reported a Sig Sauer and a Glock pistol stolen from a vehicle parked in his backyard. That same day, a neighbor living down the street reported a separate vehicle burglary involving the theft of her debit card and driver’s license.
Within days, the second victim noticed more than $700 in fraudulent charges racking up on her missing card at a local Walmart, a hair salon, and a smoke shop. Investigators pulled surveillance footage from those businesses, which clearly showed Primm using the stolen card.
On March 10, 2025, officers executed a search warrant at a Mobile apartment complex to arrest Primm. They discovered him hiding in a bedroom closet under a pile of clothes. After a brief, unsuccessful attempt to run from the officers, Primm was detained and his cell phone was seized.
During police questioning, Primm admitted to using the stolen debit card. He also confessed that an unnamed individual had handed him the neighbor’s stolen Sig Sauer and Glock pistols to broker a sale. Primm told investigators he sold the firearms for $250 and kept a $50 “cut” for his trouble.
A subsequent search of Primm’s phone uncovered photos of the stolen handguns with their serial numbers fully visible—images Primm admitted taking to market the weapons to buyers.
Because Primm’s criminal record already includes six convictions for breaking and entering vehicles and four convictions for credit card fraud, federal law strictly prohibits him from possessing any firearms.
Judge Beaverstock did not fine Primm but ordered a $100 special assessment. As part of his three-year supervised release, Primm must undergo drug testing and participate in a mental health evaluation and treatment.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) alongside the Mobile Police Department, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Roller.
The prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a national Department of Justice initiative revived in May 2021 that coordinates local, state, and federal law enforcement with communities to curb gun violence and violent crime.
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