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crime1 year ago

FBI Foils Drone Attack Plot on Nashville Power Grid

Skyler Philippi, a 24-year-old from Tennessee, was arrested for allegedly planning to attack a Nashville energy facility with a drone armed with explosives, motivated by white supremacist beliefs. The FBI had compromised his plot, and he faces federal charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted destruction of an energy facility. Philippi's plan was part of an "accelerationist ideology" aimed at societal collapse. He is set to appear in federal court on November 13.

crime1 year ago

FBI Foils Neo-Nazi Plot to Attack Nashville Power Grid with Drone

A 24-year-old Tennessee man, Skyler Philippi, has been arrested for allegedly plotting a neo-Nazi-inspired attack on a Nashville energy facility using a drone armed with explosives. The FBI, alerted by a confidential source, thwarted the plan by providing Philippi with inert explosives. Philippi, who espoused white supremacist ideologies, aimed to incite unrest by targeting critical infrastructure. He faces charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted destruction of an energy facility, with a potential life sentence if convicted.