A white box truck playing “RV-like audio” that exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning was reported out of town on Sunday, leading to a police investigation, according to local authorities and media.
“Sheriff’s delegates in Rutherford and Wilson counties are investigating a cargo truck parked in a store that plays audio similar to the Christmas explosion in Nashville,” the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office tweeted Sunday afternoon.
“The driver was stopped by the police and arrested. Evacuated residents. Active investigation. “
The city’s Christmas blast was preceded by a strange audio recording broadcast from a voice-over trailer warning residents of the impending explosion and urging them to evacuate. The classic pop song “Downtown” by Petula Clark was also played in a bizarre and intermittent way in the vehicle.
On Sunday, dispatchers from the sheriff’s office received a call about the white truck at around 10:30 am and located it near Highway 231, near Cedars of Lebanon State Park, according to local Fox affiliate WZTV.
Images posted by local NBC affiliate WSMV show a police robot approaching the vehicle, apparently in search of possible explosives.
The park is about 30 miles east of Nashville, where the trailer exploded on Friday outside an AT&T building, injuring three people.
Investigators are investigating whether the blast is linked to Anthony Quinn Warner, a 63-year-old computer expert who may have fueled fears about 5G cell technology and alleged surveillance of Americans.
Authorities are also investigating whether the remains found among the rubble of the explosion are from Warner.
Officials said there was little fear of further incidents.