Police said Billy Joe Cagle was detained with an assault rifle and ammunition in his truck after his family alerted police to his threats.
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Federal prosecutors charge man with threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport
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Atlanta airport arrest: Billy Joe Cagle now faces federal charges
Atlanta police say they prevented a potential tragedy at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after arresting a man who threatened to open fire inside the terminal with an AR-15 rifle. The suspect, identified as 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle of Cartersville, Georgia, was taken into custody at appr…
Police have arrested a man accused of threatening to open fire at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta and say an assault rifle was found in his car. Police said at a news conference Monday that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a social media liv…
Billy Joe Cagle, 49, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on terroristic threats charges after allegedly threatening to shoot up the airport.
Billy Joe Cagle, 49, of Cartersville, was arrested Oct. 20 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after allegedly threatening to shoot up the airport.
Billy Joe Cagle is accused of bringing 27 rounds of ammunition and a Springfield AR-15 rifle in his truck Monday to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The Atlanta Police Department arrested 49-year-old Billy Cagle, whose family said he intended to open fire at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the city’s police chief said.
Around 9:40 a.m., the Cartersville Police Department was alerted by family members of Billy Joe Cagle that he had been livestreaming on social media that he was headed to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to "shoot it up," Atlanta Police Department chief Darin Schierbaum said at a Mon…
A crisis was averted at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after 49-year-old Cartersville, Ga., native Billy Joe Cagle's family informed local authorities of his alleged plan to "shoot it up," on Monday, Oct. 20.
Atlanta police arrested Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, before he was able to go through with it, likely saving several lives in the process.
Georgia man Billy Joe Cagle, 49, faces federal charges after allegedly threatening to shoot up Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport while armed with an AR-15.
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