The Brief
- The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2025.
- Fabian Leon, 40, faces two charges, including simple battery and avoiding security measures.
- The video shows Mark Thomas picking Leon up and throwing him to the ground before police arrived.
ATLANTA – Newly released surveillance video shows how quickly a man accused of breaching the main TSA checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was stopped, just feet from getting through the entire security checkpoint.
The video, obtained by FOX 5 through a public records request, shows what police say is 40-year-old Fabian Leon moving through the airport before attempting to enter the TSA checkpoint on the morning of Oct. 30, around 8:30 a.m.
Police say Leon tried to go through one lane and was stopped, then shifted toward another lane where bystander Mark Thomas was standing.…