Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Massachusetts fugitive captured in Duluth

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June 17, 2016

U.S. Marshals found and captured a Massachusetts man in Duluth who disappeared in the middle of his trial last year.

Corey Mitchell-Edwards, 27, was on trial for cocaine trafficking and faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years. A jury convicted him in absentia in April 2015.

U.S. Marshals investigated the disappearance and were eventually able to track Mitchell-Edwards to Duluth.

Mitchell-Edwards faces rendition from Georgia to Massachusetts and could face additional charges of bail jumping.

About the Author

Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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