Man arrested at Atlanta airport for planned shooting, AR-15 found

A man accused of plotting to open fire at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested inside the terminal Monday after his family alerted police, who later found an AR-15 rifle and 27 rounds of ammunition in his pickup truck, authorities said. Billy Joe Cagle, 49, of Cartersville, Georgia, was taken into custody shortly after arriving at the airport, and faces multiple state and federal charges tied to the alleged threat.

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said family members contacted the Cartersville Police Department just before 10 a.m. after Cagle told them on a livestream and a FaceTime call that he planned to "shoot it up" at the airport. Cartersville officers relayed a description of Cagle and his vehicle to Atlanta police. Surveillance video shown by authorities captured Cagle parking a Chevrolet pickup curbside and entering the terminal. Officers located and detained him inside the terminal about 9:54 a.m., less than 15 minutes after the initial report, Schierbaum said.

Police found an AR-15 and 27 rounds of ammunition in Cagle's truck parked outside the terminal doors. Schierbaum said Cagle entered the terminal unarmed and investigators believe he...