Michigan man on FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted' list captured

Fugitive Antwan Tamon Mims marks the 519th addition to the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. Mims should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.

DETROIT – A Michigan man wanted for a double homicide in Benton Harbor who added to the FBI's list of the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" has been captured. 

Fugitive Antwan Tamon Mims marked the 519th addition to the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list.

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According to the FBI, Mims was wanted for the March 25, 2018, murders of Cortez Lamont Miller and Michael Canthrell Johnson while they were attending a house party on 996 Lavette Street in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Investigators believe Mims, who is a known member of the Gangster Disciples Street Gang, walked up to the two men as they stood together in the front yard and gunned them down in front of approximately 100 people. As both victims were lying on the ground injured, Mims allegedly shot Miller in the back of the head and Johnson in the face, and then walked away.

A state arrest warrant was obtained on March 27, 2018, charging Mims with two counts of first degree premeditated murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of weapons felony firearms.

On May 2, 2018, the Detroit FBI, St. Joseph Resident Agency Safe Streets Task Force obtained a federal arrest warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Mims has family and other personal ties to Michigan, Indiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, and Ohio.

Fugitive Antwan Tamon Mims marks the 519th addition to the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. Mims should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.

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