White supremacist pleads guilty to Tennessee civil rights center arson

Regan Prater admits to setting blaze at Highlander center and bid to aid Hezbollah. His sentencing is set for September Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A man linked to white supremacist movements pleaded guilty on Monday to setting a fire that destroyed an office at a historic social justice center in Tennessee with ties to champions of the US civil rights movements, a court document shows.

Regan Prater also pleaded guilty to attempting to aid a foreign terrorist organization for efforts to provide the militant group Hezbollah “a list of personally identifiable information for individuals purportedly affiliated with the government of Israel”, according to a criminal information filed in February. Continue reading...