Investigators name Nashville bomber, say he died in blast
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The man suspected of setting off a bomb in Nashville that ripped through the southern US city s downtown on Christmas morning was named by authorities on Sunday as they confirmed he died in the blast. We ve come to the conclusion that an individual named Anthony Warner is the bomber, he was present when the bomb went off, and that he perished in the bombing, federal prosecutor Don Cochran told a press conference.
The special agent in charge of the FBI s Memphis field office, Doug Korneski, said that there was no indication that any other persons were involved, although he added they were still following leads.
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A sheriff s office in Tennessee says federal and state authorities did not discover a device after checking a “suspicious” box truck parked at a convenience store outside of Nashville.
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post Sunday night that dispatchers received a call about the white box truck parked at a market in Rutherford County at around 10:30 a.m. Officials say it was playing audio “similar to what was heard” before a recreational vehicle exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day.
Law enforcement officials shut down a section of highway in neighboring Wilson County as authorities sent out a robot to investigate.
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(UPDATE: 12/27/20 8:30 P.M.): The Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old James Turgeon, the driver of a box truck that was heard playing audio at a convenience store outside of Nashville, has been detained and charged with felony filing a false report and tampering with evidence for intentionally damaging the speaker system. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– (UPDATE: 12/27/20 6:50 P.M.): The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office was called.