Tennessee man plotted to blow up power plant with drone, federal authorities say
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced charges against a Tennessee man on Monday for a plot to destroy a Nashville energy facility. Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in communication with undercover federal agents,
White supremacist planned to blow up Nashville power station with explosives-laden drone, Justice Department says
A Tennessee man with ties to white nationalist groups has been arrested after federal prosecutors say he tried to use what he thought was a drone packed with explosives to destroy a power station in Nashville, the Justice Department said Monday.
FBI arrests neo-Nazi plotting drone attack on Nashville power plant
A 24-year-old man with ties to white supremacist movements was arrested after allegedly plotting to use an explosive drone to attack a Nashville power plant.
Nashville man accused of ‘neo-Nazi’ plot to destroy power plant with homemade weapon of mass destruction
Skyler Philippi, 24, "believed he was moments away from launching an attack on a Nashville energy facility to further his violent white supremacist ideology – but the FBI had already compromised his plot,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Tuesday.
Man accused of attempting to use weapon of mass destruction to destroy Nashville energy facility, DOJ says
The DOJ reports that he planned to use a drone with explosives attached to it and fly the drone into the substation.
Man arrested in alleged neo-Nazi-inspired plot to destroy Nashville energy facility: DOJ
A 24-year-old Tennessee man has been arrested and charged with allegedly plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction in a neo-Nazi-inspired plot to destroy an energy facility near Nashville, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Man Arrested in Plot to Attack Nashville Electrical Substation
A Columbia man has been arrested by federal agents after planning to bomb a Nashville electrical substation as part of a white supremacist plot, according to the Department of Justice.
Man arrested on suspicion of plotting to blow up Nashville energy facility
According to the Justice Department, Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tennessee, planned to fly a drone mounted with explosives into a substation.
Tennessee man arrested for allegedly plotting to attack Nashville energy facility
A man with ties to white nationalist groups has been arrested for attempting to launch an explosive drone on a Nashville energy facility –– which would have destroyed critical infrastructure and left thousands of Americans without power.
Man Allegedly Planned To Destroy Nashville Power Site With Explosive-Laden Drone
Skyler Philippi, 24, allegedly told undercover law enforcement officers he was affiliated with white nationalist groups.
FBI thwarts man’s alleged plan to attack Nashville power grid with explosive-laden drone
A Tennessee man, with alleged white supremacist views, is accused of attempting to use a drone loaded with explosives to attack the Nashville power grid.
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Tennessee 'terrorist' used drone to try and blow up key energy facility to 'shock system'
Skyler Philippi, 24, is accused of planning to attach pounds of C-4 explosives to a drone and use it to blow up an electric ...
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White supremacist planned to blow up electricity station using drone laden with explosives, U.S says
Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tennessee, was arrested after an FBI investigation found that he planned to attach a bomb ...
Man Planned to Use Drone With Explosive to Attack Substation, U.S. Says
The man, Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tenn., targeted the energy facility to try to push his white supremacist ideology, ...
White supremacist plot to blow up electricity station using drone foiled by FBI sting
A white supremacist is accused of trying to destroy an electricity substation in Tennessee in an attempt to bring down the ...
White supremacist and 'accelerationist' facing charges he tried to destroy Middle TN energy facility using drone with explosives
Skyler Philippi, 24, from Columbia, is facing charges of trying to use a weapon of mass destruction and trying to destroy an ...