Sacramento sheriff warns of possible release of convicted kidnapper under elder parole program
At 64, David Allen Funston is eligible for California’s elder parole program.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE THREE PEOPLE WHO TOOK HIM. SACRAMENTO SHERIFF JIM COOPER IS WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT THE RELEASE OF A MAN WHO WAS CONVICTED OF KIDNAPING AND CHILD MOLESTATION. AND THAT MAN IS DAVID ALLEN FUNSTON. HERE IS HIS PICTURE. SHERIFF COOPER SAYS THAT FUNSTON WAS SENTENCED TO THREE CONSECUTIVE 20 YEAR TERMS, AND SHOULD HAVE SPENT THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON. BUT NOW, AT 64 YEARS OLD, HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR CALIFORNIA’S ELDERLY PAROLE PROGRAM. AND TODAY, SHERIFF COOPER MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE DOES NOT WANT TO SEE FUNSTON BACK ON THE STREETS AND IN CALIFORNIA. BATTLE AFTER BATTLE. WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CHILDREN, A FEW YEARS AGO, WE WERE FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD THAT WASN’T A VIOLENT FELONY, HAD TO FIGHT TO GET IT PASSED. THEY GOT IT PASSED. AND NOW WE’RE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION. YOU CAN KILL YOUR ONE YEAR OLD INFANT AND GET YOUR RECORD EXPUNGED AND GO WORK WITH OTHER KIDS. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN CALIFORNIA? 100%? WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR STATE? THIS CANNOT HAPPEN, IS NOT OKAY. FUNSTON WAS CONVICTED OF 16 COUNTS OF KIDNAPING AND CHILD MOLESTATION. THE YOUNGEST VICTIM WAS JUST THREE YEARS OLD. A JUDGE DESCRIBING FUNSTON AS, QUOTE, THE MONST
Sacramento sheriff warns of possible release of convicted kidnapper under elder parole program
At 64, David Allen Funston is eligible for California’s elder parole program.
Updated: 9:30 PM PST Feb 23, 2026
Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper is warning people about the potential release of David Allen Funston, who was convicted of kidnapping and child molestation and sentenced to three consecutive 20-year terms. At 64, Funston is eligible for California’s elder parole program.See more in the video above and click here to learn more about the California law that allows violent criminals to get out of prison early. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper is warning people about the potential release of David Allen Funston, who was convicted of kidnapping and child molestation and sentenced to three consecutive 20-year terms.
At 64, Funston is eligible for California’s elder parole program.
See more in the video above and click here to learn more about the California law that allows violent criminals to get out of prison early.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel