New video has finally been released showing a man trying to breach security at the Atlanta airport, injuring three TSA screeners in the process, and getting tackled by a former professional baseball player who was in line. The incident occurred at the main security checkpoint on the morning of October 30.
The man entered the checkpoint quickly, pushed through passengers and TSA employees and knocking multple people down. He forced his way past a checkpoint agent and past the document chcker. A TSA officer yelled “Breach!” and “Everybody freeze!”
The ballplayer, who was sending their bags through bag screening, grabbed the man and slammed him to the floor. He tried to get up, and made another run at the checkpoint, but he was subdued enough for TSA agents to control him and get him in handcuffs. Police say he was mumbling and continued to resist, trying to stand. They took him off in a wheelchair and he was charged with simple battery and interfering with security measures.
TERMINAL TAKEDOWN: Video captures the split-second moment an airport bystander springs into action, body slamming a suspect who pushed past agents at a TSA checkpoint.
"I saw him knock over the first dude and then a TSA agent tried to grab him, and once he was going to get past… pic.twitter.com/tySukcyFqf
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 31, 2026
This came just a week after a man showed up at that smae airport with an AR-15 and started scoping out the TSA checkpoint to shoot up the airport. Guns have gone off at Atlanta TSA before and we’ve seen fights at security there, too.
(HT: Hans)
Huh, a somewhat appropriate use of “slams” as opposed to the hyperbolic use as seen in most clickbait… (x politician “blasts” y politician).
Thank the state of GA and Washington for allowing everyone to have arms and defend from invasion
“… and interfering with security measures.”
Wait a minute, I thought he was breaching a TSA checkpoint.
So will this become common, body slamming people breaching security at airports?
@jns – “So will this become common, body slamming people breaching security at airports?”
Fine with me if it does.
Look at the reaction of the TSA agents. They just look at the guy doing the slamming and make no effort to help him subdue the breacher.
Like FA’s, primarily here for your safety.
Perfectly good use of force.
“The ballplayer, who was sending THEIR bags through screening…” Is this the latest nod to Wokeism?
Did i miss the name of the ballplayer?
He’ll probably get sued by the perp.
The sixth word of the body of the text is a link. Follow that link and the third sentence of the body of the text on that page reveals it is Mark Thomas. Googling [Mark Thomas baseball] comes up with his stats as a catcher.
Where’s the smae airport?