DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Atlanta police say officers found and arrested a man accused of planning to open fire at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport within 14 minutes of the first alert Monday morning.

Cartersville man arrested in Atlanta airport threat

The backstory:

Authorities said a family member walked into the Cartersville Police Department to report that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle was livestreaming threats to "shoot up" the airport. Atlanta officers began broadcasting real-time descriptions of Cagle and his truck across airport units, then spotted him inside the South Domestic terminal and took him into custody near an exit door. Police said he was unarmed inside the building and appeared to be watching security lines. An AR-15 rifle with 27 total rounds was recovere

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