A 23-year-old woman died after being stabbed near the Montgomery Ferry overpass.
ATLANTA, Ga. — A man accused in a deadly stabbing on the Atlanta BeltLine was arrested Thursday evening after a search that began when police found a wounded woman near Flagler Avenue NE.
The victim, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 23-year-old Alyssa Paige, died at Grady Memorial Hospital after suffering multiple stab wounds. Atlanta police said the attack happened shortly after noon near the 1700 block of Flagler Avenue NE, close to the Montgomery Ferry overpass.
Police said the suspect, 21-year-old Jahmare Brown, was also tied to an earlier attack on a postal worker on Plasters Avenue. Investigators said Brown left that area on a bicycle before the BeltLine stabbing. Officers searched nearby streets and trail access points while police released images and asked the public for help finding the man they believed was responsible.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said two patrol officers later spotted a bicyclist who matched the suspect’s description. The officers stopped him near St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street in Midtown around 5:25 p.m. Schierbaum said officers examined the rider and determined he was the person wanted in the homicide investigation.
Mayor Andre Dickens announced the arrest during an evening news conference and said the city was taking the case seriously. “We will present the facts as we have them,” Dickens said. Officials said the arrest ended the immediate search, but not the investigation into how the attacks unfolded or whether Brown and Paige had any prior connection. Police have not announced a motive.
Brown was charged with murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony. The charges cover the fatal stabbing and the earlier attack, police said. Authorities have not released detailed information about the postal worker’s condition.
The killing brought renewed attention to safety on the BeltLine, a heavily used trail that cuts through neighborhoods and links parks, homes and businesses. The stabbing happened in broad daylight in an area often used by walkers, cyclists and runners. Residents and trail users described the attack as alarming because of its location and timing.
Police said detectives were reviewing evidence, witness statements and the suspect’s movements before and after the attacks. Court records and booking details were expected to provide the next formal update in the case.
Author note: Last updated May 15, 2026.