Man pleads guilty in plot to deploy weapon of mass destruction in US

Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Bomb Nashville Power Grid

A 24-year-old Columbia, Tennessee, man pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and plotting to destroy an energy site in Nashville, a plan that federal authorities say could have knocked out electricity to thousands of homes and hospitals, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. Skyler Philippi admitted in federal court that he schemed for months to attack…

Man Who Plotted ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’ Attack on Power Stations Pleads Guilty.

PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: Skyler Philippi, 24, pleaded guilty to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and planning to attack Nashville's

Man pleads guilty in plot to deploy weapon of mass destruction in US

A 24-year-old "motivated by a violent ideology" planned a "devastating" attack on Nashville, the DOJ said.