US charges Tesla attackers with 'domestic terrorism'

 NY Post:

Three people accused of destroying Tesla cars and charging stations are facing up to 20 years in prison for “domestic terrorism,” US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday.

“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,” she added.

The defendants — whose cases are being brought in Colorado, Oregon and South Carolina — are accused of using high-powered weapons and explosives to destroy property belonging to the Elon Musk-owned car company, which has been targeted in recent weeks over his role in the Trump administration.

In Oregon, Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, allegedly carried a suppressed AR-15 rifle while lobbing eight Molotov cocktails at a Salem Tesla dealership Jan. 20. Almost exatly one month later, on Feb. 19, investigators say Lansky returned to the dealership and shot out one of the windows and fired bullets into a car, according to Fox12.
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In Colorado, Lucy Grace Nelson, 40, is charged with malicious destruction of property after allegedly trying to light Tesla cars on fire at a dealership in Loveland, 45 miles north of Denver.

Investigators say Nelson spray-painted “Nazi cars” across the vehicles before tossing Molotov cocktails at them. She was released on $100,000 bond a day after her arrest in February.

Finally, Daniel Clarke-Pounder, 24, is accused of arson of property in interstate commerce after he allegedly vandalized Tesla charging stations in Charleston, SC earlier this month with profane anti-Trump rhetoric, then torched them.

According to authorities, Clarke-Pounder scrawled “F— Trump” and “Long live the Ukraine” across the charging stations before throwing five Molotov cocktails at them, with one of the homemade bombs lighting the suspect on fire before he put himself out.

Each faces a minimum of five years in prison if convicted, but the charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years.
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I have to wonder if the defendants will try to use the insanity defense.  Attacking cars just looks crazy.  Cars obviously are not Nazis.  Neither are the people that produce them.  But the allegations by the alleged perps suggest they have a beef with the manufacturer's support of Trump who is also clearly not a Nazi.  Bondi is doing her job in prosecuting those responsible for the attacks.

See also:

Doxing website that shows personal details of Tesla owners has Molotov cocktail as cursor: report

And:

 Jimmy Kimmel Gives a Wink and a Nod to Tesla Terrorism, Then Throws a Tantrum When Musk Calls Him on It

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