Fatal Beltline stabbing near Kroger leads to arrest of felon with long arrest record

A 29-year-old man died after a stabbing Sunday on the Atlanta Beltline near Ponce City Market; the suspect, 54-year-old Johnathan Hamby, was arrested on the scene and is jailed as investigators say the two were in a verbal argument before the assault. Hamby has about 30 prior arrests and was on probation for aggravated assault; police recovered the knife and say there is no ongoing threat, with detectives examining potential mental-health factors and broader concerns about repeat offenders on the Beltline.