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College Student Charged in Kansas City Tesla Firebombing
Owen McIntire, a 19-year-old student, has been charged with arson at a Tesla dealership in Kansas City, Missouri, as announced by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The charges include unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and malicious damage by fire, according to the criminal complaint.
McIntire allegedly used Molotov cocktails on March 17 to cause significant damage to two Cybertrucks, valued at over $200,000.
Federal officials allege that while McIntire was on spring break, he used homemade Molotov cocktails to ignite a fire that damaged two Cybertrucks valued at over $200,000.