The Brief
- A Tampa man is accused of stealing a Tesla Cybertuck.
- The dealer found the Cybertruck using geolocation tracking.
- The man was arrested when deputies say he returned to the dealer to get items he left behind in the vehicle.
TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa man who is accused of stealing a Tesla Cybertruck while taking it on a test drive from a dealership was arrested when deputies say he returned to the store to gather his belongings after the vehicle was found through geolocation tracking.
The backstory:
According to a criminal affidavit, Dexter Smithen went to a Tesla dealership on March 26, 2025, met with a salesperson and chose to test drive a Cybertruck Cyberbeast. …