Suspect in fatal stabbing on BeltLine was escaped prisoner, Atlanta police say – WSB-TV Channel 2

Officers said they were called to the stretch of the BeltLine along Montgomery Ferry Road around 8 p.m. Friday night, where they found a man who had been stabbed multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators found a man in the area matching the suspect’s description and identified him as Coleman.

When they learned that Coleman was wanted, he was arrested and taken to APD for questioning.

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He was eventually charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime.

Channel 2 Action News tries to find out when Coleman escaped and why he was originally arrested.

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