According to court documents, 24-year-old Skyler Philippi is accused of planning to attach several pounds of C-4 explosives to an aerial drone with the intent of destroying an electric substation in Nashville.
man with ties to white nationalist groups who they say attempted to use what he believed to be an explosive-laden drone to destroy a Nashville energy facility.
"Philippi researched previous attacks on electric substations and concluded that attacking with firearms would not be sufficient," wrote Angelo DeFeo, an FBI special agent, in the court records released Monday. Philippi allegedly told undercover law enforcement officials that he was affiliated with several white nationalist and extremist groups, including the National Alliance, which calls for eradicating the Jewish people and other races. Such extremist groups increasingly have viewed attacking the United States' power grid as a means of disrupting the country.
In September, Philippi provided the undercover officials with excerpts of his so-called manifesto, which focused heavily on preserving the white race.On Saturday, Philippi and undercover employees drove to his intended Nashville launch site and prepared to fly a drone that authorities say Philippi believed had three pounds of C-4 attached to it.Law enforcement agents arrested Philippi shortly after arriving at the site.
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