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A 29-year-old man died after a daytime stabbing along Atlanta’s BeltLine near Ponce de Leon Avenue. Police arrested 54-year-old Jonathan Hamby, who has an extensive criminal history and was on active probation for an aggravated assault in Brookhaven. Investigators are probing whether mental health played a role as witnesses described a chaotic scene, and the case remains under investigation.
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.
A 29-year-old man died after a stabbing near the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail by a Kroger on Ponce de Leon Avenue. Police detained 54-year-old Johnathan Hamby, a convicted felon with about 30 prior arrests, after locating a weapon and questioning him. The assault appears to have started with an argument, and authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the public as Beltline security remains in force.
A Midtown complaint alleges the Atlanta Beltline study biased toward autonomous shuttles after Beep introduced TYLin as “partners,” with TYLin’s report recommending autonomous buses as the backbone. Mayor Dickens cited this unfinished study to pause Eastside light-rail, while other Beltline segments remain unresolved; Beep’s ATL Spoke pilot is moving forward with public funding. Beltline officials deny wrongdoing, saying the work was exploratory, but city council members are calling for investigation and potential Inspector General review.
Police identified 21-year-old Jahmare Brown as the suspect in a deadly stabbing on the Atlanta Beltline; 23-year-old Alyssa Paige died after the attack. Brown is in custody on murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and weapons charges, and authorities say he also assaulted a USPS worker with a rock before the stabbing. Investigators are continuing to learn more about the victim and the suspect.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner identified 23-year-old Alyssa Paige as the woman killed in an Atlanta Beltline stabbing. Police say the suspect attacked a U.S. postal worker before fleeing on a bike and was arrested hours later in Midtown near St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Officials have not released a motive, but the suspect may have been experiencing a mental health crisis; a second stabbing victim’s condition is unknown.
Police say a random, deadly stabbing on the Beltline in Atlanta is part of what they call a crime spree; a suspect on a bicycle wearing black is sought after an earlier rock attack on a USPS worker. Nearby Midtown High and Howard Middle Schools were put on lockdown with students escorted to buses as authorities, including drones and multiple units, scour the area for the suspect under a Be On the Lookout alert.
Police launched a large manhunt after a woman was killed and another person injured in a series of random attacks that began at a USPS post office and ended on the Atlanta Beltline; investigators say the suspect attacked a postal worker with a rock, then rode a bicycle to the Beltline where the female victim died at Grady Memorial Hospital and a second person survived the stabbing; authorities believe the assailant may have been experiencing a mental-health crisis and have released surveillance images while urging the public to help identify and locate him.
A suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Beltline had their bond set at $10,000.
Jules Tougna Tamen, 59, of Madison, turned himself in and was charged with hit-and-run resulting in death after allegedly striking and killing a woman running in the middle of the Beltline near Fish Hatchery Road. The incident occurred on Jan. 26, and Tougna Tamen left the scene, parking at his home about a mile away. His blue 2005 Lexus was found at his home, and he now faces up to 25 years in prison for the charges.
The Madison Police Department is searching for a suspect after a hit-and-run incident on the Beltline resulted in the death of a person just before 10:30 p.m. The vehicle, believed to be a blue 2003-2009 Lexus GX 470, was found in Madison on Saturday afternoon, and investigators are seeking information from the community. The victim was not hit while on the side of the road and was not inside a car at the time of the impact. The MPD does not suspect road rage to have played a role in the incident and urges anyone with information to contact them.
The medical examiner has identified a man who died after a motorcycle crash on the Beltline. The accident occurred in an unspecified location, and the man's identity has not been disclosed.