LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The man who firebombed several Tesla vehicles at a collision center last year pleaded guilty Monday to all the charges against him.
Paul Kim, 37, did not enter a plea deal with federal prosecutors, but simply changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on charges including arson and unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm.
Metro police arrested Kim on March 26, 2025, a week after the fires at the Tesla center located at 6260 West Badura Avenue near Jones Boulevard and Warm Springs Road.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk referred to the fire as “terrorism.” The fires came amid a wave of incidents at Tesla locations amid criticism of Musk’s role in the Trump administration…