Overview
- David Allen Funston, 64, was transferred from state prison to Placer County custody Thursday after a no-bail warrant was issued in a newly filed 1996 Roseville case.
- The Board of Parole Hearings had reaffirmed his elderly-parole suitability on Feb. 18 following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s referral for an en banc review.
- Officials say he remains incarcerated pending arraignment on allegations of lewd and lascivious acts against a child that prosecutors contend are still within the statute of limitations.
- Funston was convicted in 1999 of 16 felonies for kidnapping and molesting children in Sacramento County and received three consecutive 25-to-life terms plus 20 years and eight months.
- The controversy has spurred legislative moves, including SB 1278 to bar sexual offenses from elderly parole and a proposal to require Sexually Violent Predator review before eligibility.