New details reveal timeline of security breach at Atlanta airport

The Brief

  • Police reports and 911 calls obtained by FOX 5 reveal that a man accused of breaching security at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Oct. 30 made it to the X-ray machines before being stopped.
  • Witnesses said bystanders tackled the suspect, Fabian Leon, after he ran past TSA agents.
  • Police said Leon admitted to drinking alcohol and using drugs before the incident, and one TSA agent suffered minor injuries.

ATLANTA New information from police is providing a clearer picture of a security breach at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at the end of October.

What we know:

FOX 5 obtained the police report, 911 calls and radio traffic from Oct. 30, when Fabian Leon was accused of attempting to breach the airport’s main security checkpoint.

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