Elias Abuelazam declined to withdraw his plea at a second hearing . He is linked to 18 stabbings in Georgia , Virginia and Maryland , prosecutors say . The suspect is said to have approached victims who were walking during the early morning hours , asking for directions or other assistance to lure them close to his car , police said . Authorities say he was in jail twice before they knew he was a suspect . He was arrested this week at the airport in Atlanta on suspicion of killing five people .
Elias Abuelazam declined to withdraw his plea at a second hearing . He is linked to 18 stabbings in Georgia , Virginia and Maryland , prosecutors say . Authorities say he was in jail twice before they knew he was a suspect . He was arrested this week at the airport in Atlanta on suspicion of killing five people .