Philippi claimed that the undercover FBI agents had violated his due process rights and that his public defender had provided ineffective counsel.
Man pleads guilty to charges that he meant to blow up a Nashville power site with a bomb-laden drone
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The newly unsealed court records reveal that Philippi in July allegedly told a confidential source who was working with the FBI that he wanted to attack several substations to “shock the system.” That confidential source later introduced Philippi to an undercover FBI employee, who began to collect information about Philippi's plan with other undercover agents.
Skyler Philippi arrested after federal officials say he sought to destroy Nashville power substation
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