DENVER (KDVR) -- One person is facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to light Molotov cocktails to start a fire at a Loveland Tesla dealership in February.
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced Thursday that three people are facing federal charges for their alleged involvement in the "violent destruction of Tesla properties" around the country. The three are accused of using Molotov cocktails to set fire to Tesla vehicles and charging stations.
US attorney general labels Tesla vandalism ‘domestic terrorism’According to court documents, Lucy Grace Nelson, who was initially charged with malicious destruction of property, was federally indicted on charges of:
Possession of an unregistered firearm Possession of unregistered firearms Malicious (attempted) destruction of propertyAccording to a release from the Department of Justice, Nelson was arrested in Loveland after allegedly attempting to light Teslas on fire with Molotov cocktails. The DOJ said Nelson was allegedly in possession of materials used to produce more incendiary weapons.
The federal complaint accuses Nelson of knowingly and unlawfully possessing a firearm that is a destructive device that was not registered on or around Jan. 29. Then on or around Feb. 7, according to the complaint, Nelson knowingly and unlawfully possessed unregistered firearms that were destructive devices, as well as attempted to use fire and explosive materials to damage and destroy vehicles used in interstate or foreign commerce.
Nelson is set for a three-day jury trial beginning May 5 at 9 a.m.
Another defendant is accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon while armed with a suppressed AR-15 rifle. The third defendant is accused of writing profane messages against President Trump near Tesla charging stations in Charleston, South Carolina, before lighting them on fire with Molotov Cocktails.
The DOJ said each defendant "faces serious charges" that carry a penalty of five to 20 years in prison. The exact charges were not specified.
Bondi described the string of incidents as a "wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties," and the DOJ said it is committed to ending acts of violence and arson directed at Tesla properties and otherwise.
The Loveland Tesla dealership has been the target of several reported crimes in the last few weeks.
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