According to the Justice Department, Skyler Philippi, a 24-year-old from Columbia, planned to fly a drone mounted with explosives into a substation.

Summary

Skyler Philippi, 24, from Columbia, was arrested on Nov. 2 for allegedly plotting to blow up a Nashville energy substation, driven by white supremacist ideology, according to the DOJ.

FBI agents, posing as co-conspirators, intercepted Philippi’s plans, which included using a drone equipped with explosives. Philippi’s supposed goal was to ignite a “New Age” with a memorable act of violence.

He faces charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and could receive a life sentence. His court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 13 in federal court.