A 49-year-old man was arrested Monday inside Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after his family alerted police that he was having "mental challenges" and had threatened to "shoot it up."

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said law enforcement in Cartersville, Georgia where the suspect is a resident had alerted his team about a potential threat at the airport just before 10 a.m.

The family of Billy Joe Cagle told Cartersville police that he was streaming on social media and was heading to the airport to "shoot it up." They also told police he was in possession of an assault rifle, which police later found inside his vehicle.

About 11 minutes before Cartersville Police were able to notify Atlanta Police, Cagle arrived at the airport and was entering the south terminal, Sc

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