Man charged over Tesla arson as anti-Musk wave sweeps US

Tesla's representation has been severely tarnished by Elon Musk's relation successful the US government's cost-cutting thrust and his institution has go the people of vandals. Photo: David Ryder / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP
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A antheral who allegedly torched 2 vehicles astatine a Tesla dealership and painted "Die Elon" connected the broadside of the gathering has been deed with national charges, the US Department of Justice said Monday.

The charges are the latest to beryllium levied successful transportation to attacks connected the EV maker, whose brag Elon Musk has go a hatred fig for immoderate implicit his relation successful slashing authorities arsenic a apical advisor to President Donald Trump.

Two Tesla vehicles were severely damaged successful the firebomb onslaught connected a showroom successful Albuquerque connected February 9, and slogans likening Musk and his institution to Nazis were sprayed connected the walls.

Jamison Wagner, 40, who lives successful the city, successful the occidental authorities of New Mexico, was besides charged implicit a firebomb onslaught that deed an bureau of the state's Republican Party past month.

If convicted of the 2 counts of malicious harm oregon demolition of spot by occurrence oregon explosives, helium could beryllium jailed for up to 20 years connected each count, the Department of Justice said.

"Let this beryllium the last acquisition to those taking portion successful this ongoing question of governmental violence," Attorney General Pam Bondi said successful a statement.

"We volition apprehension you, we volition prosecute you, and we volition not negotiate. Crimes person consequences."

Federal prosecution carries a stiff punishment compared to section law, wherever specified a transgression typically results successful a condemnation starting from conscionable 18 months' incarceration and a $5,000 fine. In March, Trump adjacent suggested that radical who vandalize Tesla spot could beryllium deported to prisons successful El Salvador.

Musk, the South Africa-born billionaire main of Tesla and SpaceX, is starring Trump's ruthless cost-cutting thrust astatine the caput of the alleged Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Lauded connected the right, helium has rapidly go 1 of the astir arguable figures successful the country.

Several Tesla dealerships and a fig of cars some successful the US and astir the satellite person been vandalized, and the company's banal terms has taken a hammering.

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Source: AFP