LANSING, Mich.—Additional details have been released regarding a suspected credit union robbery ring that consists of six men. Authorities said the six men were arrested after a state and federal violent crime task force, including FBI agents, requested that the State Police make a traffic stop on two vehicles along I-96.
According to authorities, multiple officers blocked in the vehicles and were seen by motorists with their weapons drawn. Court records show the suspects used a combination of wigs, makeup and tattoos to obscure their identity during the robbery spree, which began Sept. 9 in Lansing. At the time of the traffic stop on Dec. 11, agents believe the suspects were en route to robbing a ninth credit union, again in Lansing. In all, more than $150,000 was stolen from eight credit unions.
Charged were Angelo Mitchell, Allante Williams, Terrell Reese, James Steen, Defonta Howard and Jonathan Daffin. All six are residents of Detroit. A seventh suspect, Scantavia Isaac, remains at large. According to authorities, Mitchell, who is considered to be the ringleader, was identified from a tip. That led police to his car, which the FBI put under surveillance. When agents saw the men get into that vehicle and another and head towards Lansing, they made the decision to stop the suspects.
An FBI affidavit indicates that Mitchell admitted to seven of the eight robberies and that they were on their way to rob the Dearborn FCU.
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