"ATLANTA -- Police arrested a man at Atlanta's bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place, and found an assault rifle and ammunition in his truck outside, the city's police chief said. Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan to shoot up the world's busiest airport on a social media livestream, Chief Darin Schierbaum said during a news conference."
"Cagle, 49, arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in a Chevrolet pickup truck that was parked right outside the doors to the airport terminal. When police went to that vehicle, they found an AR-15 with 27 rounds of ammunition, Schierbaum said. 'We're here today briefing you on a success and not a tragedy because a family saw something and said something,' the chief said."
"Cartersville police Capt. Greg Sparacio, whose department received the initial tip from family members, said Cagle 'had the intention to inflict harm to as many people as he could.' During the news conference, police showed surveillance video that shows Cagle arriving at the airport and body camera video of his arrest. A Chevrolet flatbed pickup truck is seen arriving curbside at the airport terminal around 9:30 a.m. and then a man police identified as Cagle is seen entering the airport a few minutes later."
Billy Joe Cagle, 49, traveled to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after livestreaming that he planned to 'shoot up' the airport. Family members alerted Cartersville police, who notified Atlanta police. Cagle's Chevrolet pickup was parked outside the terminal; officers found an AR-15 and 27 rounds of ammunition in the vehicle. Police arrested Cagle inside the domestic terminal after surveillance and body camera footage documented his arrival and detention. Authorities described Cagle as a convicted felon and said he intended to inflict mass harm. Police credited the family tip with preventing a potential tragedy.
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