US EditionMan indicted in Arizona Tesla dealership fire
- A 35-year-old man from Mesa, Arizona, identified as Ian William Moses, has been federally charged with five counts related to starting a fire at a Tesla dealership on April 28, 2025.
- Federal prosecutors allege Moses ignited fire starter logs and poured gasoline on vehicles at the dealership, with video capturing his actions shortly before 2 a.m.
- Moses was arrested about 1.5 hours later roughly a quarter-mile from the scene, wearing the same clothes seen in surveillance footage and carrying a hand-drawn map marking the dealership.
- Each indictment count carries five to 20 years in prison and fines up to $250,000, while officials described the attacks as violent acts against Tesla, condemning them as "domestic terrorism."
- Federal, state, and local agencies continue investigating amid a string of Tesla-targeted attacks, with authorities pledging aggressive prosecution and zero tolerance for such violence.
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Man Indicted with Felonies After Setting Cybertruck on Fire at Arizona Tesla Dealership in Act of ‘Domestic Terrorism’ | May 2, 2025
A federal grand jury indicted Ian William Moses, 35, on Wednesday for allegedly setting a new Cybertruck on fire outside a Tesla dealership located in Mesa. Mesa Police arrested him on his bike shortly after he was seen on video a little before 2 a.m. placing fire logs around the vehicle, pouring gasoline on them, then igniting the logs. He was charged with five counts of Malicious Damage to Property in Interstate Commerce. “If you engage in dom…
Mesa Man Indicted for Torching Tesla Property
A Mesa man, Ian William Moses, has been indicted by federal grand jury for Maliciously Damaging Property and Vehicles in Interstate Commerce by Means of Fire. The Department of Justice alleges that Moses was at the Tesla dealership in Mesa shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, tan...
Arizona Grand Jury Returns Five-Count Indictment Against Alleged Tesla Arsonist
The charging documents filed in the case allege that Moses was at the Tesla dealership in Mesa shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, April 28, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, tan ballcap, grey pants, black boots, and a black mask.
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