Georgia Man Faces 20 Federal Counts for 10 Armed Robberies While Wearing Disguises

A College Park, Georgia man is facing 20 federal charges after prosecutors say he robbed 10 stores at gunpoint over a three-month span, changing his disguise nearly every time to dodge identification.

Tracy Daryl Mingo, 33, was arraigned Thursday in federal court, according to the Department of Justice. He was indicted July 28. The alleged robberies happened between October 20, 2025, and January 1, 2026, hitting Circle K, Subway and Family Dollar locations in College Park, Decatur, East Point, Fairburn, Marietta and Union City, according to CBS News and Fox 5 Atlanta.

Prosecutors say Mingo picked his targets late at night, after most or all customers had cleared out, then pulled a gun on whoever was working the register. He allegedly wore a different getup nearly every time, including outfits meant to pass as a construction worker, a health care professional and a security guard, according to the DOJ and ABC's KSRO affiliate coverage.

U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg didn't soften the language. "During his months-long reign of terror, Mingo allegedly endangered the lives of more than a dozen store employees across ten different locations by robbing them at gunpoint," Hertzberg said. "I am proud of the collaborative efforts of the FBI and our local police partners to identify Mingo and arrest him before anyone was seriously hurt."

The case fell apart for Mingo on January 2. FBI agents and local police arrested him as he was allegedly putting on the exact same security guard disguise he'd worn during a Circle K robbery the night before, according to the DOJ, CBS News and Fox 5 Atlanta. Investigators pieced the pattern together by sharing information across multiple jurisdictions, since the robberies were spread across six different cities.

FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Marlo Graham credited that cross-agency coordination for cracking the case. "For months, Mingo allegedly used disguises in an attempt to evade identification and continue targeting innocent workers at gunpoint," Graham said. "He underestimated the determination of the investigators pursuing him and the strength of the partnerships that exist between the FBI and our state and local law enforcement partners."

Mingo is charged with Hobbs Act robbery, attempted Hobbs Act robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to CBS News. That felon-in-possession charge means Mingo already had a criminal record before this alleged spree started.

The stakes are steep. CBS News reports Mingo faces a minimum of 63 years in federal prison if convicted on all counts. This is a mandatory floor, not a ceiling, and it reflects how federal law stacks penalties for brandishing a firearm across multiple separate robbery counts rather than treating it as one continuous offense.

Mingo remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, according to CBS News. Fox 5 Atlanta noted several open questions that federal officials haven't answered publicly: how much cash or merchandise was actually taken across the 10 robberies, and the exact addresses or dates tied to each individual incident.

Those gaps aren't unusual at the arraignment stage of a federal case. Prosecutors typically lay out charging counts and general conduct in an indictment without releasing every evidentiary detail, since that information often surfaces later in pretrial filings or at trial. Nothing in the indictment or the DOJ's statement suggests investigators are hiding anything. The case is still working through the pretrial process.

Every specific claim about what Mingo did remains an allegation at this point. He has been indicted, not convicted, and the charges carry the presumption of innocence unless and until a jury or plea says otherwise. The coverage from the NY Post, CBS News, ABC's KSRO affiliate, and Fox 5 Atlanta all consistently used "allegedly" throughout, which is the correct standard here.

Mingo's next court date wasn't specified in the available reporting. What is clear is that federal prosecutors intend to pursue the maximum available counts, and that the case is likely to hinge heavily on physical evidence tying Mingo to the disguises recovered at his arrest, along with surveillance footage from the 10 targeted stores across six different Atlanta-area cities.