AG Bondi charges three with Tesla vandalism
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has recently charged three people with vandalizing Tesla property in three separate incidents of what President Donald Trump has called "domestic terrorism" related to Elon Musk's work for Trump in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
"The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended," Bondi said in a statement. "Let this be a warning: if you join this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars."
The defendants
One defendant, Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, allegedly threw eight Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon in January.
Another, Lucy Nelson, 42, was arrested in Colorado for trying to light Tesla vehicles on fire.
The third, 24-year-old Daniel Clarke-Pounder, allegedly lit Tesla charging stations on fire in North Carolina and spray-painted the parking lot.
The defendants, who were not named by the DOJ but could each spend between 5 and 20 years in prison if convicted.
FBI warns Americans
The FBI reported on Friday that Tesla dealerships in at least nine states were targeted with vandalism and violence as liberals throw temper tantrums about Musk's work with DOGE.
"Individuals require little planning to use rudimentary tactics, such as improvised incendiary devices and firearms and may perceive these attacks as victimless property crimes," the FBI said.
Those responsible appear to be "lone offenders," the bureau said.
The agency warned individuals to be extra vigilant near Tesla dealerships.
Trump suggested in a Truth Social post that the offenders could be sent to prison in El Salvador with the terrorist illegal immigrants that are currently housed there.
"I look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20 year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla," Trump said. "Perhaps they would serve them in the prisons of El Salvador, which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions."