Defendant Tesla Arson will face “full force” for allegedly using Molotov cocktails to burn electric vehicles and charging stations, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Thursday.
“The days of committing crimes without consequences have ended,” Bondi said in a statement. “Let this be a warning: If you join this domestic terrorism wave against Tesla Properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars.”
Bondi refers to three people accused of alleged their involvement in this new attack in Salem, Oregon; Loveland, Colorado; and Charleston, South Carolina.
ATF investigators examined Tesla Cybertrucks who caught fire in Lot Tesla in Seattle, March 10, 2025.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk also said Thursday that the company had increased national security after the vandalism report targeting Tesla vehicles, dealers, and charging stations.
“Tesla has increased safety and activates guard modes of all vehicles in the store,” Musk said in a post distributed at X.
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