A little over two days after the camper van explosion that devastated part of historic downtown Nashville, Tennessee on Christmas morning, investigations by the FBI identified the perpetrator. attack.
Anthony Quinn Warner.
A name that has multiplied in the media in the past 24 hours and whose guilt is now confirmed.
The 63-year-old perpetrator resided in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee.
“We have come to the conclusion that the individual named Anthony Warner is the author of the explosion.
He was present when the bomb was set off and he perished in the blast, ”Federal Prosecutor Don Cochran informed at a press conference.
For his part, the FBI special agent responsible for the investigation, Doug Korneski, said that "there is no indication of the involvement of other people", while adding that several leads were still under investigation.
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Thanks to hundreds of testimonies, investigators were quickly able to take an interest in Anthony Warner's profile.
Many reports informed in particular that a motorhome, similar to that of the explosion, had been parked for two weeks in front of a house in Antioch.
Reports that were confirmed by images taken from Google Street View, dating from March and May 2019, actually showing the presence of the vehicle on the spot.
A search was then carried out in the home.
Subsequently, DNA analysis of tissue from human remains found at the blast site identified Anthony Warner, said David Roush, the head of the Tennessee investigation bureau.
One of the avenues explored by investigators concerns Anthony Quinn Warner's paranoia over the development of 5G.
This technology is linked to a number of conspiracy theories, no clue excludes that Anthony Warner was sensitive to it.
The camper van was parked in front of an AT&T telephone company building, and its explosion caused damage to facilities, disrupting telecommunications in Tennessee and parts of Alabama and Kentucky.
Even the local airport had to suspend its flights for a while.