New video in Atlanta airport security breach

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.

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