A man planning to “shoot up” Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was arrested Monday inside the terminal, according to local police.

Billy Joe Cagle, 49, was detained near the entrance to the world’s busiest airport, cops said at a press conference Monday afternoon. An assault-style rifle was later located in his pickup truck parked outside, along with 27 bullets.

“I do believe he was likely to use that weapon inside the crowded terminal ,” Atlanta Police Chief Daniel Schierbaum said. “We’re here today briefing you on a success and not a tragedy because a family saw something and said something.”

Cagle’s family notified police in his hometown of Cartersville around 9:30 a.m. Monday that he’d told them he was planning to drive to the Atlanta airport, about 90 minute

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