Georgia Man Arrested After AR-15 Threats at Atlanta Airport

Billy J. Cagle, 49, of Cartersville, Georgia, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after livestreaming threats that he would “shoot up” the airport and driving there, officials said. His family alerted police, provided his vehicle description, and a BOLO prompted a rapid response that led officers to detain him inside the south domestic terminal at about 9:40–9:54 a.m. Officers searched Cagle's truck and found a semi-automatic rifle reported as an AR-15 and 27 rounds of ammunition; federal authorities are investigating how he obtained the weapon. He has been charged with terroristic threats, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum credited the family's tip and police action with averting a likely mass shooting, and police released bodycam and security footage of the arrest.