Man with Assault Rifle Arrested at Atlanta Airport
A 49-year-old man, Billy Joe Cagle, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after threatening to "shoot up" the airport, according to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum.
The arrest was made after Cartersville police informed the Atlanta Police Department of a threat to the airport at around 9:40 a.m. Cagle's family had reported that he was heading to the airport and had threatened to shoot, and that he had been livestreaming on social media before entering the airport.
- Cagle was not armed when he entered the airport.
- An AR-15 assault rifle was found in a pickup truck parked outside the airport.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said he believes Cagle was inside the airport initially to scope it out.
Author's summary: Man arrested at Atlanta airport for threatening to shoot.