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Source: AFP
A antheral who allegedly acceptable occurrence to 5 Teslas and sprayed them with bullets from a semi-automatic firearm appeared successful a US tribunal Thursday to look national arson charges, the Department of Justice said.
Paul Hyon Kim, 36, is suspected of being down the battle connected a Tesla concern successful Las Vegas, among a question of attacks targeting Elon Musk's electrical car marque arsenic choler rises implicit authorities backing cuts helium is overseeing.
The DoJ said successful a connection that exigency services were called to the Tesla repair halfway connected March 18 aft reports of gunshots.
"During the investigation, it was determined that Molotov cocktails and a .30 caliber AR-style firearm were utilized to harm and destruct 5 Tesla vehicles, and graffiti was sprayed to constitute 'Resist' connected the beforehand of the building," the connection said.
Kim was arrested a week later. He has been charged with 1 number of unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm and 1 number of arson.
He faces up to 20 years successful situation connected the arson complaint alone.
"The Department of Justice has been clear: anyone who participates successful the question of home coercion targeting Tesla properties volition endure terrible ineligible consequences," said US Attorney General Pamela Bondi.
"We volition proceed to find, arrest, and prosecute these attackers until the acquisition is learned."
Musk, the South African-born billionaire main of Tesla and SpaceX, is starring Donald Trump's ruthless cost-cutting thrust astatine the caput of the alleged Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Several Tesla dealerships and a fig of cars astir the state person been vandalized successful caller weeks and the company's banal terms has plummeted implicit the past month.
Source: AFP
