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Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty in Neo-Nazi Drone Plot to Bomb Nashville Power Substation

Sentencing is set for Jan. 8, 2026 following an FBI sting that halted the planned grid attack.

FILE - The Nashville, Tenn. skyline is seen July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)
A Department of Justice seal appears in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 2019.
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Overview

  • Skyler Philippi, 24, admitted to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and to destroy an energy facility.
  • He faces a potential life sentence and a maximum $250,000 fine at his Jan. 8, 2026 sentencing.
  • Agents arrested him on Nov. 2, 2024 as he prepared a powered drone and what he believed was an armed explosive to target a Nashville-area substation.
  • Court filings cite neo-Nazi ideology, an antisemitic manifesto, and claimed ties to Atomwaffen Division and the National Alliance as motivations.
  • The FBI opened the case in June 2024 after a confidential tip and used undercover employees to provide what he believed were explosives, with officials warning of a broader shift toward drone-enabled attacks on critical infrastructure.