ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge has ruled that the man accused of stabbing and killing someone on the Atlanta Beltline is not competent to stand trial.
Johnathan Hamby, 54, is accused of stabbing 29-year-old Ramon Harris in the neck and killing him along the Beltline in August.
Fulton County Superior Court records show that a judge ruled on Oct. 13 that Hamby isn’t able to stand trial and will be moved to the court’s competency docket. There aren’t any future court dates scheduled until 2027.
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Records show the suspect, 54-year-old Johnathan Hamby, has been arrested at least 30 times. His family says he suffered from severe mental-health issues and he often believed he was under “constant, terrifying attack from bystanders who are simply walking near him.”
Harris’ friends previously told Channel 2’s Ashlyn Webb that they are demanding change in his name.
“He should not—he should have not been out, like, period, especially knowing that,” said Trinity, Harris’ friend. “It was definitely preventable. Like, overly, it was so preventable.”
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