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The consequences of a criminal fire attack against a Tesla dealer in Oregon, illustrated in court documents
US prosecutor General Pam Bondi said on Thursday that three accused accused of vandalism targeting Elon Musk electric vehicle society could incur up to 20 years in prison.
Bondi said that damage to Tesla cars, dealers and charging stations were domestic terrorism.
Arrests and charges against the three suspects have already been announced by prosecutors.
Tesla dealers across the country were targeted in a wave of demonstrations, but also attacks of vandalism and criminal fire, in response to Musk’s influence on Trump administration.
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There is no specific American law against domestic terrorism, but prosecutors can request longer prison sentences if convicted criminals have a reason linked to terrorism.
Trump and Musk also called the attacks on domestic terrorism. Supporters of the administration were also said to have been “stranded” – subject to armed police raids after Canuular emergency calls.
A declaration from the Ministry of Justice did not appoint the suspects in Tesla’s vandalism, however, the details of the three cases described in the press release of the arrests and the accusations previously announced by the prosecutors.
The suspects include Lucy Nelson, 42, who was accused of possession of a destructive device and malicious destruction of goods after being spotted near the site of a Tesla dealership in Colorado.
The dealer had been targeted with a Molotov cocktail attack and graffiti that caused damage between $ 5,000 and $ 20,000, according to a criminal complaint. This suspect pleaded not guilty.
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Graffitis targeting Elon Musk, illustrated in a court document, were painted on a Tesla dealer in Colorado
Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, was accused of possession of a destructive device after the Molotov cocktails were thrown at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon. He has not yet pleaded and faced a preliminary hearing in April.
The third, Daniel Clarke-Pounder, 24, was accused of criminal fire after pretending to launched Molotov cocktails in Tesla stations in the north of Charleston, in South Carolina, and struggling the parking lot.
In a statement, Bondi said: “On days to commit crimes without consequences have ended.
“Whether it is a warning: if you join this wave of inner terrorism against the properties of Tesla, the Ministry of Justice will put you behind bars.”
The Attorney General said the three suspects could incur between five and 20 years in prison if he was convicted.
The BBC tried to contact the lawyers of the three defendants.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi
