Knoxville News Sentinel Show Caption Federal prosecutors charged a Tullahoma man suspected of starting the fire that destroyed part of the historic Highlander Center six years ago. An FBI agent says in court documents Regan Prater extensively participated in neo-Nazi online group chats and shared a symbol that was found spraypainted at the fire scene. Some of these connections led to his arrest after a tipster alerted authorities. Prosecutors say Prater, who was imprisoned for starting a separate fire in Tennessee, started the blaze that burned the center’s administrative building on March 29, 2019. The Highlander Center has a long history of training civil rights activists at its two locations, and hosted visits by Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. The tipster described details Prater shared in a chat, and investigators said those details were not made public.
via knoxnews: FBI pieces together phone evidence and neo-Nazi group chats to find Highlander Center arson suspect
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