Crime & Safety

FBI Arrests 'Top Ten' Fugitive In College Park: Report

Antwan Tamon Mims has been charged in two killings at a house party in Michigan, says media report.

ATLANTA, GA — The FBI on Tuesday apprehended a man on its Ten Most Wanted list at a home in College Park, according to media reports. Antwan Tamon Mims, a known member of the Gangster Disciples street gang, was arrested on murder and other charges stemming from the March 25 killing of two men in Benton Harbor, Mich., the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Authorities allege that Mims shot Cortez Lamont Miller and Michael Canthrell Johnson in front of about 100 people at a house party, the AJC reported.

The arrest was "the result of a well-coordinated fugitive investigation" that included federal, state and local law enforcement efforts, the FBI said in a statement.

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In Michigan, Mims has been charged with two counts of first degree premeditated murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and two felony weapons counts, the FBI said.

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Mims also faces a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, the AJC reported. The FBI offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

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