Court Testimony: Black Friday Murder about Counterfeit Money

Rosano Wensly Bundel, 28, of Douglasville, is accused of the murder at Cumberland Mall on Black Friday and had a bond hearing on Thursday.

Posted Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:14 am ET|Updated Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:19 am ET

The Black Friday murder in the Cumberland Mall parking lot was a counterfeiting deal gone bad, a police detective testified Thursday.

Rosano Wensly Bundel, 28, of Douglasville and George Tabetando, 29, of Powder Springs met about counterfeit money Nov. 25 but wound up arguing, Detective Kenneth Kromer said during a bond hearing, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV.

Investigators say Tabetando ran, and Bundel chased him down and fatally shot him. Bundel says he killed Tabetando in self-defense.

Bundel was denied bond Thursday, the AJC said.

Bundel surrendered on Dec. 2 at the at the advice of his attorney, announced.

The Fugitive Unit and the U.S. Marshals Service worked with the Cobb police in searching for Bundel.

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