Task Force: 10 Violent Fugitives Now Off Streets

ATLANTA -- A metro Atlanta fugitive task force rounded up 10 men who officers described as the area’s most violent fugitives.

The arrests, made by Atlanta police and the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, took place over the last nine days.

"If we can get these people off the streets it will keep people from becoming their victims in the future," said marshal James Ergas.

Authorities said they arrested Austin Mundy, Mario McCoy, Kerwin Tate, and Xavier Bradford on homicide charges. Also arrested were Demetrious Benson, Jarvis Tucker and David Pierre-Louis on aggravated assault charges.

Officials also arrested Robert Brown and Coelius Wilkerson on armed robbery charges, and Donald Sneed on domestic violence charges.

Tate, McCoy and Bradford are accused of shooting and killing an Atlanta mother in front of her child in southwest Atlanta on Jan. 14. All were set to appear in court later this week.

The mother of Keneisha Carr told Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik she’s relieved the suspects are in jail.

"It’s senseless. She didn’t deserve that," said Sandra Thompson. "I’m just grateful and excited that it happened as fast as it happened."

Ergas told Petchenik the task force averages about three arrests for murder each week.

Since its inception in 2005, investigations carried out by the task force have resulted in the apprehension of over 20,000 violent fugitives in Georgia, officials said.