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Tennessee man charged after driving white box truck playing similar audio as Nashville bomber

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    Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    Windows are blown out in a building near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020.

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    A K-9 team works in the area of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    Investigators remove items from the basement of a home on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. An explosion that shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning shattered windows, damaged buildings, and wounded three people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional.

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    Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    A K-9 team works in the area of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    Broken window glass is scattered near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    A law enforcement member walks past damage from an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    Buildings are damaged one block away from an explosion on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Black smoke and flames were seen early Christmas morning, billowing from the area, which is packed with bars, restaurants and other retail establishments and is known as the heart of downtown Nashville's tourist scene.

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    A vehicle is on fire after an explosion in the area of Second and Commerce Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    Nashville Chief of Police John Drake speaks at a news conference on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Drake spoke before five officers told what they experienced when an explosion took place in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning. The officers are part of a group of six officers credited with evacuating people before the explosion happened. Behind Drake is two of the officers, Michael Sipos, center, and Richard Luellen, right.

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    Nashville Police Chief John Drake, left, joins a group of police officers as they embrace after speaking at a news conference on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The officers are part of a group of officers credited with evacuating people before an explosion took place in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning.

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    Downtown windows are broken following an explosion in the area on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    Smoke billows from the site of an explosion in the area on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    This undated image posted on social media by the FBI shows Anthony Quinn Warner. Federal officials now turn to the monumental task of piecing together the motive behind the Christmas Day explosion that severely damaged dozens of buildings and injured three in downtown Nashville, Tenn. While officials have named 63-year-old Warner as the man behind the mysterious explosion in which he was killed, the motive has remained elusive.

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    This image taken from a surveillance video provided by Metro Nashville PD shows a recreational vehicle that was involved in a blast on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. An explosion shook the largely deserted streets early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding some people. Police were responding to a report of shots fired when they encountered a recreational vehicle blaring a recording that said a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said. Police evacuated nearby buildings and called in the bomb squad.

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    A member of the FBI Evidence Response Team photographs the entrance of a home on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.

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    Emergency crews stage near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020.

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    Smoke rises from downtown after a reported explosion on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    Investigators continue to examine the site of an explosion on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in downtown Nashville, Tenn. An explosion that shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning shattered windows, damaged buildings and wounded multiple people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional.

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    Damage to buildings can be seen following the explosion reported in the area of Second and Commerce on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.

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    FBI and ATF agents search the basement of a home on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.

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    Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    A police officer blocks a street as the investigation continues into an explosion on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. An explosion that shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning shattered windows, damaged buildings, and wounded three people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional.

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    Debris scattered near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020.

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    A vehicle is on fire after an explosion in the area of Second and Commerce on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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    A K-9 team works in the area of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.

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A man who played “similar” audio outside a Tennessee church as the Nashville suicide bomber did on Christmas Day has been arrested, local police announced Sunday night.

James Turgeon, 33, drew fears of a copycat Sunday when he parked a white box truck outside Kings Chapel Independent Missionary Baptist Church and convenience store in the city of Murfreesboro that played similar recordings to those transmitted by Anthony Warner, who allegedly blew his RV up in downtown Nashville.

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office began receiving 911 calls around 10:30 a.m. Sunday about the truck and caught up to Turgeon during a traffic stop in Wilson County.

James Turgeon was arrested Sunday night.
James Turgeon was arrested Sunday night.

Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Special Operations Unit used a robot to sniff for explosives on the truck, but none were found, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.

Turgeon has been charged with two counts of felony filing a false report and one count of tampering with evidence and is being held on $500,000 bond at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.

A computerized voice, seemingly coming from Warner’s RV, warned Nashville residents on Christmas Day to “evacuate now” before the camper detonated around 6:30 a.m. Petula Clark’s 1964 single “Downtown” was also playing from the speakers, according to Nashville police.

Officials did not specify what audio Turgeon was playing from the truck.

Three people were injured in the blast and Warner was killed.