LA Woman Linked To Nashville Bombing Suspect

Los Angeles CA

27 December, 2020

6:27 PM

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LOS ANGELES, CA — Officials have drawn a line to a Los Angeles entertainment executive from the man authorities say was responsible for the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville, according to multiple reports. Michelle Swing, 29, lives in downtown Los Angeles and works as an artist development director at AEG Presents, Deadline reported. Swing reportedly received two houses in Tennesee for "$0" from Anthony Quinn Warner, whom FBI officials believe is the Nashville bomber. Warner reportedly transferred a $160,000 house through a quit claim in January 2019 in Antioch, a neighborhood located 12 miles from downtown Nashville. Last month, Warner transferred another Antioch house, his home at 115 Bakertown Road, valued at $249,999 through a quit claim, according to the deed. Swing reportedly transferred the first house to another person. It is not known exactly what the relationship was between Warner and Swing, but she did work in Knoxville, Tennessee at AC Entertainment as a marketing coordinator from May 2011 to May 2012, Deadline reported. The $160,000 house was raided by FBI agents Saturday as part of the investigation into the bombing. Swing told the Daily Mail she had no knowledge of the most recent transfer. "In the state of Tennessee you can deed property to someone else without their consent or their signature or anything," Swing told the the Daily Mail. "I didn't even buy the house he just deeded it over to me without my knowledge. So this all very weird to me, that's about all I can say." She also told the Washington Post that the FBI told her not to discuss the matter. Warner, 63, is the lead suspect for the bombing, which originated in a RV parked downtown, FBI officials said Sunday. Special agents said Warner died in the blast after uncovering human remains found at the scene. The bombing occurred at 6:40 a.m. after a broadcast sounded from the RV, warning people to evacuate the area, according to multiple reports. The RV detonated, destroying an AT&T building which cut out cellphone service in the surrounding area. The blast also interrupted police and hospital lines in several southern states. Three people were injured in the blast, which police were calling "an intentional act." Warner, who used to run an alarm company, was described as a "recluse" by a neighbor who was interviewed by the Washington Post. A spokeswoman for the FBI's Los Angeles field office told City News Service that the case was being handled by the agency's Memphis office. A spokeswoman for the Memphis office said the agency would not comment on an ongoing investigation. FBI officials asked anyone who knew Warner or might be familiar with his motives to contact the agency. The City News Service and Patch staffer Kat Schuster contributed to this report.