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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The suspect accused of stabbing a man at a MARTA station last month has been arrested, according to police.

MARTA police said they arrested 36-year-old Quinton Sharp on Monday.

Sharp is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony in connection with the stabbing. He's also permanently banned from MARTA.

On May 24, officers responded to the Georgia State station, where they found 40-year-old Xavier Clark with stab wounds to his upper chest, arm, mid-back and knee, according to an incident report. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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According to the incident report, security camera footage showed Clark punching Sharp in the face. Sharp then chased Clark onto the concourse and stabbed him, the report said.

Charges against Clark are pending, MARTA police said Monday.

Police previously released the following images of the suspect:

Suspect in stabbing at the Georgia State MARTA station (MARTA Police Department)

MARTA police said officers saw a man matching the suspect's description at the Vine City station shortly after 1:20 p.m. Monday and took him into custody.

They reportedly found a knife on him.

The arrest happened on the same day as the first World Cup match in Atlanta, as many visitors are expected to use MARTA services, and amid intense scrutiny related to not only the stabbing at the Georgia State station, but also another stabbing that proved deadly and a shooting that injured a teen.

Nearly a week after the stabbing at the Georgia State station, a 66-year-old woman was stabbed to death on a MARTA train near Oakland City station. A man has been arrested in connection with that incident.

In the wake of the stabbings., U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy told the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to open an investigation into MARTA.

Following that announcement, a 17-year-old was injured in a shooting 

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