Man who planned to 'shoot up' Atlanta airport arrested after family tip, authorities say

[Superbadbrutha]

A Georgia man who made terroristic threats to "shoot up" Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Oct. 20 was arrested after family tipped off law enforcement about the planned attack, authorities said.

"A tragedy was indeed averted," Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference. "We are here today briefing you on a success, and not a tragedy, because a family saw something and said something... That is how it should work."

The suspect, identified as Billy Jo Cagle, 49, of Cartersville, Georgia, was charged with terroristic threats, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to Schierbaum, Cagle "seemed to be very interested in the TSA check-in area, which was very crowded with travelers."

Equipped with photographs and information from a police sergeant who was in touch with Cagle’s family members, officers were able to quickly locate Cagle and take him into custody about 9:54 a.m. ET, Schierbaum said. Police later found Cagle’s Chevy flatbed pickup outside the terminal and located an AR-15 assault rifle in the back seat with 27 rounds of ammunition.

"We do believe he was likely to use that weapon inside the crowded terminal," Schierbaum said

MSN

Why would he want to shoot folks at the airport?

Did he miss his flight?

What is this country coming to?

 

[Bootstraps]

Glad his family chose to turn him instead of protect him. As for the reason, it's anyone's guess right now and I have no desire to turn this political. That sort of thing may come up later as details emerge, but right now I'm just glad a tragedy was prevented.

 

[MarcATL]

Yet another, white, rightwing, American male enacting his political violence.

When will their reign of terror on the country stop?

 

[JoeB131]

I would ask how he was able to get access to a gun if he was this mentally impaired.

But we never seem to want to ask that question, or answer it.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Yet another, white, rightwing, American male enacting his political violence.

When will their reign of terror on the country stop?

Right wing? Has that been established yet? Have a link?

 

[JoeB131]

Right wing? Has that been established yet? Have a link?

He comes from a rural area, so you do the math.

I'm sure you guys will claim he wore dresses by the end of the week, though.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Yet another, white, rightwing, American male enacting his political violence.

When will their reign of terror on the country stop?

Based on where he is from and the demographics of the region he is from, until we see any manifestos or content on his views, I would say chances are, the shooter is conservative and therefore leans right wing. I would also say that most mass shooters are white males from all sides of the political spectrum, not just right wing.

What you and I are doing here is prejudice according to its definition; namely, you and I are basing our conclusions according to race, gender, origin, geographic demographics that all map to a stereotype in similar incidents; in this case, mass shootings.

Yet no one is calling you nor I racist based on our conclusion based on these factors. Remember that the next time someone uses the same line of thought process and the perpetrator of the crime happens to be Black, Latino, Muslim. Had the shooter been brown, you’d be admonishing everyone for being racist and jumping to conclusions.

 

[LeftofLeft]

I would ask how he was able to get access to a gun if he was this mentally impaired.

But we never seem to want to ask that question, or answer it.

In most of these mass shootings, the gun is usually stolen.

 

[Blaster]

I would ask how he was able to get access to a gun if he was this mentally impaired.

But we never seem to want to ask that question, or answer it.

He got it illegally.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Why would he want to shoot folks at the airport?

Airports haven't been hit like schools, churches, movie theaters, concerts, etc. Maybe the monster wanted airports on such a list too.

God bless you and the whistle blowers and would be victims always!!!

Holly

 

[LeftofLeft]

Right wing? Has that been established yet? Have a link?

I am conservative and based on the attributes and region of origin of the shooter, I would bet he leans right wing. I just posted how this is how people think when a crime is committed yet when everyone jumps to a conclusion that the perpetrator(s) are white, there are no cries of racism and bigotry.

Remember the 2009 Ft. Hood shooting? The shooter was brown and last name was Muslim. Everyone used the same thought process about the shooter carrying out a terrorist act because he had been radicalized by jihadists. Yet the top priority of President Obama and the Democrats was to wag their finger at anyone for thinking like this.

 

[LeftofLeft]

A Georgia man who made terroristic threats to "shoot up" Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Oct. 20 was arrested after family tipped off law enforcement about the planned attack, authorities said.

"A tragedy was indeed averted," Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference. "We are here today briefing you on a success, and not a tragedy, because a family saw something and said something... That is how it should work."

The suspect, identified as Billy Jo Cagle, 49, of Cartersville, Georgia, was charged with terroristic threats, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to Schierbaum, Cagle "seemed to be very interested in the TSA check-in area, which was very crowded with travelers."

Equipped with photographs and information from a police sergeant who was in touch with Cagle’s family members, officers were able to quickly locate Cagle and take him into custody about 9:54 a.m. ET, Schierbaum said. Police later found Cagle’s Chevy flatbed pickup outside the terminal and located an AR-15 assault rifle in the back seat with 27 rounds of ammunition.

"We do believe he was likely to use that weapon inside the crowded terminal," Schierbaum said

MSN

Why would he want to shoot folks at the airport?

Did he miss his flight?

What is this country coming to?

Airports, especially Atlanta being the country’s busiest, are a concentration of a lot of people. This is very scary.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

In most of these mass shootings, the gun is usually stolen.

No they are not.

 

[marvin martian]

A Georgia man who made terroristic threats to "shoot up" Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Oct. 20 was arrested after family tipped off law enforcement about the planned attack, authorities said.

"A tragedy was indeed averted," Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference. "We are here today briefing you on a success, and not a tragedy, because a family saw something and said something... That is how it should work."

The suspect, identified as Billy Jo Cagle, 49, of Cartersville, Georgia, was charged with terroristic threats, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to Schierbaum, Cagle "seemed to be very interested in the TSA check-in area, which was very crowded with travelers."

Equipped with photographs and information from a police sergeant who was in touch with Cagle’s family members, officers were able to quickly locate Cagle and take him into custody about 9:54 a.m. ET, Schierbaum said. Police later found Cagle’s Chevy flatbed pickup outside the terminal and located an AR-15 assault rifle in the back seat with 27 rounds of ammunition.

"We do believe he was likely to use that weapon inside the crowded terminal," Schierbaum said

MSN

Why would he want to shoot folks at the airport?

Did he miss his flight?

What is this country coming to?

Angry tranny? Angry Trump-hater? Angry Jew-hater?

It's one (or more) of the three.

 

[ThisIsMe]

He comes from a rural area, so you do the math.

I'm sure you guys will claim he wore dresses by the end of the week, though.

Nope, im literally saying we have zero information. Now, if information comes out that he was wearing dresses, then they will say something.

 

[drudge X]

Yet another, white, rightwing, American male enacting his political violence.

When will their reign of terror on the country stop?

His family turned him in unlike Democrats releasing criminals so they can kill. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[PeterPilot]

Superbadbrutha

Deranged individuals are common in the human species. Sadly, many of them work for the government in elected office.

 

[Missourian]

Family saved lives by turning in their own kin.

Happened here to several years ago.

Police arrest Mo. man planning mass shooting at "Breaking Dawn" screening, Walmart

Blaec Lammers purchased guns and 400 rounds of ammunition and planned to commit mass murder similar to the Aurora, Co. shooting

www.cbsnews.com

The appeal that the defendant was convinced of "pre-crime" and never actually intended to commit the act went to the Missouri Supreme Court, which decided that purchasing the guns and ammo and discussing his plans constituted substantial steps to committing first degree assault...

https://law.justia.com/cases/missouri/supreme-court/2016/sc94977.html

Hard on his mother though...

https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/14/health/blaec-lammers-family

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Yet another, white, rightwing, American male enacting his political violence.

When will their reign of terror on the country stop?

You could actually provide a variable link to your accusations

You won't

 

[Blaster]

Too many mentally ill people roaming through the country with violent tendencies.