A 24-year-old man from Tennessee is facing federal charges for allegedly planning to blow up an energy facility in Nashville, which could have resulted in widespread power outages affecting thousands of people, the Justice Department revealed on Monday.
The suspect, identified as Skyler Philippi, was apprehended on November 2 just moments before he intended to launch a drone armed with explosives at an electric substation in the Nashville area, according to a press release from the DOJ. Philippi has been charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted destruction of an energy facility.
