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Smirking Georgia teen killer sentenced to life in prison for murdering boy, 14, outside football game
The teen killer displayed a menacing grin while he was hauled away in handcuffs.
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Rest In Peace Young Scooter
Look at that fake booty bbl hoe.
I warn people about shit like this. Why would you do it for me when you could help your family out first? I’m nobody. Atl and Ga is full of scam artist on both sides. Most of them also relocate to Ga to scam. What’s bad is a lot of people who live in Ga should know better but still fall for it because they greedy and thinking somebody is gonna grow their cash. Wrong! Women are especially gullible like the girl who gave Jay Morrison 40 to 60k. Never got it back. Dirty mothrfuckers.
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The Atlanta, GA. Greyhound Station Is Dangerous!!!
March 15, 2026
March 15, 2026
Exclusive | Heartbreaking first pics show great-grandmother who was stabbed on Atlanta MARTA train: ‘Nobody was helping her’
Margaret Swan, 66, had her throat slashed and then was stabbed 18-20 times when she was ambushed by the madman who attacked her random, cops said.
Heartbreaking first pics show great-grandmother who was stabbed on Atlanta MARTA train: ‘Nobody was helping her’
ByAnna Young
Published June 1, 2026, 1:18 p.m. ET
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The devastated daughter of the Atlanta train passenger viciously slaughtered by an alleged homeless maniac in a random attack ripped local officials Monday for opening the transit system to free riders — and then failing to properly police its stations.
Margaret Swan, a 66-year-old great-grandmother, had her throat slashed and then was stabbed 18 to 20 times on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority by the knife-wielding madman in an unprovoked attack Saturday morning, cops said.
5Margaret Swan, a 66-year-old great-grandmother, was brutally murdered on a MARTA train in Atlanta.Courtesy of Shanae Sams
Shanae Sams, Swan’s daughter, told The Post that glaring security gaps, lax policing and a temporary free-fare policy on MARTA paved the way for the heinous daylight killing.
“To me, it’s negligence with the security and the patrolling,” the 46-year-old woman said, noting how commuters were given free rides because of renovations across the transit system.
“Anybody has access to get on and off the trains. If you’re allowing free stuff like that, for me, police patrolling was negligent, there was no security, there was nothing,” she said.
“The whole situation is a situation that could have been prevented.”
5John Elijah Matthews is accused of fatally stabbing Swan in a random attack.Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Swan was sitting alone on the train around 11:20 a.m. when John Elijah Matthews, 25, was caught on chilling surveillance footage boarding and hovering over her before allegedly pulling out a knife and slitting her throat, according to a warrant obtained by 11Alive.
The victim — a mother of three, grandmother of five and great-grandmother of four – screamed and tried to escape, but the suspect allegedly held her down and stabbed her another 18 to 20 times before leaving her dead on the ground in a large pool of her own blood.
“She was screaming for help, and nobody was helping her,” Sams said.
“There’s no words that can explain how we feel right now. We are all lost, confused, angry and scared. It is just too much. Why was there no security? Why is nobody trying to prevent this from happening?” the daughter said.
5The victim is seen holding two children in an undated photo.Courtesy of Shanae Sams
After the bloodbath, Matthews hurled Swan’s lifeless body to the floor and stood over her as the train pulled into Oakland City Station, where he was quickly busted on the platform still brandishing a knife, the warrant said.
He was arrested after horrified riders described his clothing to MARTA police.
“I screamed, cried and hollered,” the grieving daughter said of the moment she learned her mother, a retired parent coordinator with Atlanta Public Schools, had been killed.
5Matthews is seen here being detained by police after a fatal stabbing on a MARTA train in Atlanta.Instagram/@lifeaspariss__
“It’s hard. My mom was the rock of our family, and now we don’t have that foundation.” Sams said. “She was a very loving person. She would help anybody that she could. There wasn’t a bad bone in her body.”
Matthews, who was reportedly homeless, is being held at Fulton County Jail and faces one count of felony murder.
But Sams said that isn’t enough.
“I hope they put him in an isolated room with a metal bed and my mom haunts him until the day that he dies,” she raged.
5Police collect evidence from the subway.FOX 5
“That’s how I feel. You took an innocent person, you took someone that’s harmless to you.”
Riders also blamed Saturday’s killing on the recent fare-relief program that allowed people, including the homeless, to enter MARTA stations and trains for free during construction and the rollout of new fare gates systemwide, leaving some old gates and emergency doors temporarily open.
While MARTA reportedly required riders to resume paying fares on the same day as the deadly attack, customer Montanio Huff told Fox Atlanta that “more security” is still needed as violence continues to rock the commuter rail.
Saturday’s fatal knifing happened less than a week after another MARTA rider was stabbed multiple times at the Georgia State Station near the Georgia State Capitol last Sunday.
“This was a senseless and heartbreaking loss,” a MARTA rep told The Post, adding how thousands of employees, 280 sworn officers and 30 field specialists are tasked with protecting the system’s riders daily.
“We mourn with Margaret Swan’s loved ones and extend our deepest sympathies during this incredibly difficult time. We are committed to do everything we can to protect our customers and employees and respond quickly when incidents occur.”
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The transit rep said MARTA also has 12,000 security cameras across rail stations, buses, and trains, along with a team of undercover officers patrolling stations, too.
MARTA is meanwhile focused on beefing up security ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Atlanta this month.
“We’re enhancing those efforts for the FIFA World Cup, including more police, increased partnerships with local law enforcement agencies across the region, and additional personnel throughout the system to support customer safety and crowd management,” the representative said.
“We will continue investing in the people, technology and partnerships that keep our riders and employees safe.”
Where is the accountability in the state of Georgia? We should storm the governors lawn. Its too much violence going on. Even NY was able to curb their violence.
This is awful! I'm so sorry this happened, and in broad daylight!Exclusive | Heartbreaking first pics show great-grandmother who was stabbed on Atlanta MARTA train: ‘Nobody was helping her’
Margaret Swan, 66, had her throat slashed and then was stabbed 18-20 times when she was ambushed by the madman who attacked her random, cops said.nypost.com
Heartbreaking first pics show great-grandmother who was stabbed on Atlanta MARTA train: ‘Nobody was helping her’
By
Anna Young
Published June 1, 2026, 1:18 p.m. ET
607 Comments
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The devastated daughter of the Atlanta train passenger viciously slaughtered by an alleged homeless maniac in a random attack ripped local officials Monday for opening the transit system to free riders — and then failing to properly police its stations.
Margaret Swan, a 66-year-old great-grandmother, had her throat slashed and then was stabbed 18 to 20 times on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority by the knife-wielding madman in an unprovoked attack Saturday morning, cops said.
Margaret Swan, a 66-year-old great-grandmother, was brutally murdered on a MARTA train in Atlanta.Courtesy of Shanae Sams
Shanae Sams, Swan’s daughter, told The Post that glaring security gaps, lax policing and a temporary free-fare policy on MARTA paved the way for the heinous daylight killing.
“To me, it’s negligence with the security and the patrolling,” the 46-year-old woman said, noting how commuters were given free rides because of renovations across the transit system.
“Anybody has access to get on and off the trains. If you’re allowing free stuff like that, for me, police patrolling was negligent, there was no security, there was nothing,” she said.
“The whole situation is a situation that could have been prevented.”
John Elijah Matthews is accused of fatally stabbing Swan in a random attack.Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Swan was sitting alone on the train around 11:20 a.m. when John Elijah Matthews, 25, was caught on chilling surveillance footage boarding and hovering over her before allegedly pulling out a knife and slitting her throat, according to a warrant obtained by 11Alive.
The victim — a mother of three, grandmother of five and great-grandmother of four – screamed and tried to escape, but the suspect allegedly held her down and stabbed her another 18 to 20 times before leaving her dead on the ground in a large pool of her own blood.
“She was screaming for help, and nobody was helping her,” Sams said.
“There’s no words that can explain how we feel right now. We are all lost, confused, angry and scared. It is just too much. Why was there no security? Why is nobody trying to prevent this from happening?” the daughter said.
The victim is seen holding two children in an undated photo.Courtesy of Shanae Sams
After the bloodbath, Matthews hurled Swan’s lifeless body to the floor and stood over her as the train pulled into Oakland City Station, where he was quickly busted on the platform still brandishing a knife, the warrant said.
He was arrested after horrified riders described his clothing to MARTA police.
“I screamed, cried and hollered,” the grieving daughter said of the moment she learned her mother, a retired parent coordinator with Atlanta Public Schools, had been killed.
Matthews is seen here being detained by police after a fatal stabbing on a MARTA train in Atlanta.Instagram/@lifeaspariss__
“It’s hard. My mom was the rock of our family, and now we don’t have that foundation.” Sams said. “She was a very loving person. She would help anybody that she could. There wasn’t a bad bone in her body.”
Matthews, who was reportedly homeless, is being held at Fulton County Jail and faces one count of felony murder.
But Sams said that isn’t enough.
“I hope they put him in an isolated room with a metal bed and my mom haunts him until the day that he dies,” she raged.
Police collect evidence from the subway.FOX 5
“That’s how I feel. You took an innocent person, you took someone that’s harmless to you.”
Riders also blamed Saturday’s killing on the recent fare-relief program that allowed people, including the homeless, to enter MARTA stations and trains for free during construction and the rollout of new fare gates systemwide, leaving some old gates and emergency doors temporarily open.
While MARTA reportedly required riders to resume paying fares on the same day as the deadly attack, customer Montanio Huff told Fox Atlanta that “more security” is still needed as violence continues to rock the commuter rail.
Saturday’s fatal knifing happened less than a week after another MARTA rider was stabbed multiple times at the Georgia State Station near the Georgia State Capitol last Sunday.
“This was a senseless and heartbreaking loss,” a MARTA rep told The Post, adding how thousands of employees, 280 sworn officers and 30 field specialists are tasked with protecting the system’s riders daily.
“We mourn with Margaret Swan’s loved ones and extend our deepest sympathies during this incredibly difficult time. We are committed to do everything we can to protect our customers and employees and respond quickly when incidents occur.”
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What do you think? Post a comment.
The transit rep said MARTA also has 12,000 security cameras across rail stations, buses, and trains, along with a team of undercover officers patrolling stations, too.
MARTA is meanwhile focused on beefing up security ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Atlanta this month.
“We’re enhancing those efforts for the FIFA World Cup, including more police, increased partnerships with local law enforcement agencies across the region, and additional personnel throughout the system to support customer safety and crowd management,” the representative said.
“We will continue investing in the people, technology and partnerships that keep our riders and employees safe.”
I rode Marta daily for decades, it can be sketchy with the homeless, youth, and elderly.
I wonder what's Marta's official policy on patrons carrying firearms?
Well, yea... it was easy for NYC. They simply made it to where it's damn near impossible to get guns legally and implemented harsh penalties on illegal guns. It's a blue state in the Northeast. That is not going to fly almost anywhere in the South. Any politician that even attempted to use that as a running point would lose before the campaign even begins. Wouldn't just be white people either, a lot of black folks here would vote against that too. It's a non starter in any state down here that doesn't go extremely left.
Bulldogging hoes like them Georgetown Hoyas
Why we talking guns? The lady got stabbed on the train.
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Came here to post this
Yall think he fucked 1st lol
Hopefully! At least one.
He goofy for not reading body language and vibes. From the clip, the girl with braids ain't fuckin with him, other one is just there for the ride to see what she can see.
They saw an easy lick.
Black and other non whites
This is Atlanta
ATL Georgia I thought I told ya
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