An accused killer who spent more than a year on the Atlanta Police Department’s Top 10 Most Wanted list is now behind bars in Utah, after federal agents tracked him down and moved in.
Authorities identified the suspect as Rodreiko Russell, who had been wanted in connection with an April 2023 double homicide in northwest Atlanta. His arrest closes a long, uneasy chapter for investigators and the families of the two men killed.
RT @FBIAtlanta: Yesterday, FBI Atlanta’s Violent Crime Task Force, with assistance from the @Atlanta_Police Fugitive Unit, helped locate Atlanta Police’s most wanted fugitive, Rodreiko Russell, in Utah. @FBISaltLakeCity took Russell into custody. Russell, one of Atlanta’s “top 10 m…
— FBI Salt Lake City (@FBISaltLakeCity) July 28, 2026
How the arrest unfolded
In a social media post, FBI Salt Lake City announced that agents had taken Russell into custody after locating him in Utah. The bureau publicly credited FBI Atlanta’s Violent Crime Task Force and the Atlanta Police Fugitive Unit with helping track him down…