Billy Joe Cagle, 49, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on terroristic threats charges after allegedly threatening to shoot up the airport.
A Georgia man was arrested Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after allegedly threatening to open fire at one of the nation’s busiest travel hubs.
Atlanta police said 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle faces charges including 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.
Cartersville police said Cagle’s family alerted them after seeing him livestream on social media, saying he was heading to the airport to « shoot it up. »
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens praised the family and police response, saying, « Twenty-seven or more lives could have been lost today because an individual came into Hartsfield-Jackson, and after being reported coming out of Cartersville, Georgia, that had mental challenges.
