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Family Tip Thwarts Suspected Attack at Atlanta Airport After Livestream Threat

Police cite a family alert for the swift arrest inside the terminal, with an AR-15-style rifle plus 27 rounds later recovered from the suspect’s truck.

Overview

  • Atlanta police arrested Billy Joe Cagle, 49, inside the South Terminal after relatives reported he livestreamed plans to “shoot it up.”
  • Security video shows Cagle arrived at 9:29 a.m.; Cartersville police alerted Atlanta at 9:40, and officers detained him at 9:54.
  • An AR-15-style rifle with 27 rounds was found in his Chevrolet pickup parked curbside; he was unarmed at the time of arrest.
  • Cagle, identified as a convicted felon, faces charges of terroristic threats, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during a felony, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
  • The FBI is assisting as investigators probe motive and how he obtained the rifle; officials released surveillance and bodycam footage and said airport operations continued safely.