Domestic Terrorism Likely Causes Massive Power Outage Over A Drag Show
A significant power outage in Moore County, N.C., about an hour outside of Raleigh, left nearly 40,000 people without power on Saturday night by what was described as "intentional vandalism" at numerous substations, police said. In a statement, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said that the power outage is "being investigated as a criminal occurrence." This story has a twist, and people thought that it might involve a religious nutjob upset over a drag show -- and she participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
The Fayetteville Observer reports:
Southern Pines Fire Chief Mike Cameron said that two substations in the county were damaged by gunfire on Saturday and that a possible motive wasn't clear. Cameron, also the assistant town manager, said that the information about the cause was given to him by Duke Energy. A Duke Energy spokesman didn't immediately respond to an email asking about the gunfire.
The Daily Beast reports:
The sheriff did not suggest what the motive might be, but a local conservative activist who organized a protest against a drag show said on Facebook that she was visited by deputies.