Arrest 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.
Cartersville police informed the Atlanta Police Department of the threat at around 9:40 a.m. after Cagle's family reported that he was heading to the airport and had made threatening statements.
- Cagle was not armed when he entered the airport.
- An AR-15 assault rifle was found in a pickup truck parked outside the airport.
He was inside the airport initially to scope it out, said Schierbaum.
Author's summary: Man arrested for threatening Atlanta airport.