US EditionMan pleads guilty to charges that he meant to blow up a Nashville power site with a bomb-laden drone
Skyler Philippi, motivated by white supremacist beliefs, planned a drone attack with explosives to disrupt thousands of homes and critical services, but was stopped before execution.
- Skyler Philippi, 24, pleaded guilty to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and targeting Nashville's energy infrastructure with a drone containing explosives.
- Philippi's plans involved using a drone to carry explosives, which could have disrupted power to thousands of homes and critical facilities.
- He communicated his violent intentions, stating he wrote a manifesto to target certain cities as part of his ideology.
- He faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, with sentencing scheduled for January 8, 2026.
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Tennessee Man Who Plotted To Destroy Nashville Electric Substation With Explosives Pleads Guilty
Photo: Skyler Philippi Photo Credit: Nashville Police Department / Background Image – Image: A sign outside the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Image Credit: Andrew Rice | The Center Square The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – A Tennessee man the Justice Department said plotted to destroy an electric substation with an explosive pleaded guilty on Tuesday, officials said. Skyler Philippi, 24, of…
Tennessee man pleads guilty to plotting drone attack on Nashville energy facility
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and plotting to destroy an energy facility in Nashville with a drone packed with explosives, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, admitted in court that he planned to attack an electrical substation with a drone carrying explosives. Prosecutors said he conducted surveillance of the target, researched past substation attacks…
Man pleads guilty to charges in plot to hit Nashville power site with bomb-laden drone
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A 24-year-old man with ties to white nationalist groups pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he attempted to use a drone to bomb a Nashville electricity substation, according to prosecutors.
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