A Toronto man who was found guilty in one of the city’s largest firearms traffic

A Toronto man who was found guilty in one of the city's largest firearms trafficking cases has been apprehended in the United States after evading capture for nearly four years, according to police reports.


In a statement released on Friday, Toronto police announced that 43-year-old Kamar Cunningham—also known as "Kid" or "Damion Thompson"—was arrested earlier this week by U.S. Marshals in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Cunningham was convicted in 2020 on multiple charges related to firearms trafficking as part of a major investigation called "Project Patton," which targeted the Five Point Generalz street gang. This extensive nine-month operation involved over 800 officers and led to 75 arrests, alongside the confiscation of 78 firearms. Officials at that time estimated the street value of the seized firearms to be between $200,000 and $390,000. On May 4, 2021, Cunningham was sentenced to nine years in prison but did not appear for the court's decision. At the time of his arrest, he was listed as the 17th most wanted fugitive in Canada according to the BOLO Program. A reward of up to $50,000 was being offered for information that would lead to his capture. In their Friday announcement, Toronto police expressed their gratitude to the U.S. Marshals Service, the BOLO Program, and Toronto Crime Stoppers for their collaboration in the case. Cunningham is currently in U.S. custody and is awaiting extradition to Canada. He marks the seventh individual from the BOLO Program's top 25 fugitive list to be apprehended since its launch in December. Earlier in January, Toronto police captured Phillip Grant, who was connected to a double shooting in Etobicoke in 2022 and was previously the fifth most wanted suspect on the list. For more details, visit: https://www.boloprogram.org/