19-year-old charged in Kansas City Tesla facility arson fire

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 19-year-old from Kansas City has been arrested and charged in connection with an arson attack at a Tesla dealership, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

This comes after two Tesla Cybertrucks were damaged in what the FBI says was an arson attack at a Tesla dealership in Kansas City, Missouri.

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FBI Director Kash Patel took to X to announce the charges, which stem from the incident on March 17.

“This is our second Tesla-related arrest this week as our FBI teams continue our aggressive work to crack down on domestic terrorism cases like this one. @AGPamBondi has given us the support to pursue these cases, and we are acting accordingly,” Patel wrote…

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