Man accused of Tesla firebombing pleads not guilty
- Paul Hyon Kim has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of arson, attempted arson, and possession of an unregistered firearm related to a Las Vegas incident involving Tesla vehicles.
- Kim is accused of setting multiple Tesla cars on fire at a collision center on March 15, where two cars were fully engulfed.
- Surveillance video shows a suspect using Molotov cocktails and guns to damage at least five cars at the Tesla Service Center, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
- The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is involved, and the motivation behind the attack is still under investigation.
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Las Vegas Tesla Arsonist Pleads Not Guilty
36-year-old Paul Hyon Kim stands accused of launching a calculated attack on a Tesla service center in Las Vegas. On March 18, under the cover of darkness, Kim allegedly vandalized and set ablaze multiple Tesla vehicles using Molotov cocktails and firearms. The word “RESIST” was spray-painted on the facility’s doors, signalling a possible ideological motive behind the destruction. Kim, a known anti-Israel activist with ties to radical groups, wa…
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