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 critical infrastructure, according to court documents and prosecutors. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced Jan. 8, 2026.
John A. Eisenberg, assistant attorney general for national security, said Philippi’s plot represented a grave threat.
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