Federal authorities have identified Anthony Quinn Warner as the suspect in the Christmas Nashville RV bombing on Sunday.
Investigators said they used DNA to identify human remains, such as Werner Werner, who remains at the scene. The FBI said they also matched Warner’s registration with RV’s vehicle identification number.
Werner is believed to have acted alone, but officials have not yet determined the purpose. He was not known for law enforcement before the Christmas Blast.
Surveillance footage showing RV involved in the blast.
(Metro Nashville PD via AP)
The blast shook Nashville early Christmas morning, shaking downtown streets with activity and warning anyone nearby that a bomb would explode soon with a recorded announcement.
Sources say Warner was a computer consultant who worked as an independent contractor for Nashville-based real estate company, Friedrich and Clark Realty.
Steve Friedrich, president of Friedrich and Clark, told Fox News that Werner was never an employee of the company, but occasionally served his computers. Friedrich said Warner announced his retirement earlier this month and has not had further contact with the company since.
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“Knowing that Tony was a suspect in the 2nd Avenue bombing on Christmas Day, Friedrich and Clarke informed the authorities that they had provided IT services to our pay firm,” the company said. “The Tony Werner we know is a great guy who never showed any behavior that was less than professional.”
The blast damaged the AT&T building and cellphone service and several messages from police and hospitals continued to be scrambled in some southern states as the company worked to restore service.
A source close to the investigation told WSMV, an NBC-affiliated TV station in Nashville, that agents were investigating whether Warner was paranoid about 5G technology, believed to be used to spy on Americans.
AT&T provides 5G service nationwide.
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County records found Sunday show Warner relocated two Nashville area homes to the 29-year-old Los Angeles entertainment executive in the past two years, but their relationship was not immediately clear. Executive, Michelle Swing has not publicly stated whether she knows Warner and is denying knowledge of the two houses.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
