Suspect’s Mental Health Under Federal Review
ATLANTA, Ga. — A potential mass shooting at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was stopped thanks to the quick thinking of a suspect’s family and a coordinated law enforcement response.
Billy Joe Cagle, 49, of Georgia, was arrested Oct. 20 after authorities say he arrived at the busy travel hub with an AR-15-style rifle and dozens of rounds of ammunition in his truck. Cagle has been federally charged with attempted violence at an international airport, interstate communications containing threats to injure another, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
“As alleged in this complaint, Cagle senselessly threatened to do heinous violence to innocent travelers, at the world’s busiest airport, with a high-powered weapon that he had no legal right to possess,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Thanks to the vigilance of other citizens and the quick action of law enforcement, a horrible tragedy was averted.”…