Atlanta Robbery Spree Lands Man in Federal Court

An Atlanta-area robbery spree has brought 33-year-old Tracy Daryl Mingo of College Park into federal court, where prosecutors say he carried out 10 store hold-ups at gunpoint while changing his look from one crime to the next. The case, built around robberies that allegedly ran from October 2025 through January 2026, centers on a man authorities say moved across metro Atlanta under different disguises in an effort to avoid detection.

Mingo was arraigned Thursday on 20 federal counts tied to the alleged robberies, the Justice Department said. Prosecutors say the targets included Circle K, Subway and Family Dollar locations in College Park, Decatur, East Point, Fairburn, Marietta and Union City. The alleged robberies took place late at night, when few or no customers were inside the stores. In each case, Mingo allegedly pulled a gun on employees and demanded money.

Authorities say the alleged robbery spree was marked by repeated changes in appearance. Mingo reportedly wore outfits meant to make him look like a construction worker, a health care professional and a security guard. The disguise strategy, investigators say, was meant to keep him moving from one store to the next without being recognized. Federal officials described the case as a multi-month campaign that placed workers in danger across a wide stretch of metro Atlanta.

U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said Mingo allegedly endangered more than a dozen store employees across ten locations during what he called a “months-long reign of terror.” Hertzberg also praised the work of the FBI and local police partners, saying they helped identify Mingo and arrest him before anyone was seriously hurt. FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Marlo Graham said Mingo allegedly relied on disguises to evade identification while continuing to target “innocent workers at gunpoint.”