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A live feed from a local US news channel showed the bomb disposal robot investigating the white van, while police watched.
The Tennessee sheriff’s office says a box truck driver heard playing audio at a convenience store outside Nashville was jailed for felony crimes.
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office says church members and customers in the nearby market where the white box truck was spotted Monday (NZT) heard the driver play audio “similar to what was heard” before a RV will explode in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day.
Sargent Steve Craig says officers were called in to investigate reports that the truck driver was playing audio “loudly” outside the marketplace, and later learned the man was also charged with similar actions outside a church during a service.
The sheriff’s office said in a statement that driver James Turgeon, 33, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of filing a false report and one count of tampering with evidence.
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a robot was dispatched to investigate the truck and no device was found.
Authorities say Turgeon was charged with tampering with evidence because he “intentionally damaged the speaker system wiring.”
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office
James Turgeon, 33, was arrested after playing a Christmas bombing-like audio from a pickup truck.
Turgeon is being held on $ 500,000 bond, authorities said.
US officials: Nashville blast suspect killed in blast
The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that swept through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the blast and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday (local time).
Investigators used DNA and other evidence to link the man, identified as Anthony Quinn Warner, to the mysterious explosion, but said they have not determined why. Authorities have received hundreds of hints and tips, but have concluded that no one other than Warner is believed to have been involved in the early morning blast that damaged dozens of buildings and injured three people.
FBI VIA AP
While officials have named Anthony Quinn Warner as the man behind the mysterious explosion in which he was killed, the motive remains elusive.
“Nashville is considered safe,” said Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake. “There are no known threats against this city.”
By publicly identifying the suspect and his destination, officials revealed a breakthrough in their investigation even as they acknowledged the lingering mystery behind the blast, which took place on a festive morning long before the downtown streets were buzzing with activity and accompanied by a recorded announcement. warning anyone nearby that he would soon detonate a bomb.
Then, for reasons that may never be known, the audio switched to a recording of Petula Clark’s 1964 hit. City center shortly before the explosion.
Investigators have not uncovered a singular motive for the act, nor was it revealed why Warner had selected the particular location for the attack, which damaged an AT&T building and has continued to wreak havoc on cell phone service and police and hospital communications in various southern states as the company worked to restore service.
