Idaho man hits pro-Tesla demonstrator with car after he exited his truck that had Trump flags: police

A 70-year-old Idaho antheral was arrested for allegedly striking a pro-Tesla demonstrator with his car conscionable aft the unfortunate exited a truck adorned with "pro-Trump flags," constabulary say. 

Christopher Talbot of Meridian is present facing an aggravated artillery complaint pursuing the incidental Saturday extracurricular of Boise.  

"At the clip of the incident, a protestation was taking spot astatine [a] Tesla dealership, with astir 30 protesters and an estimated 200 counter-protesters successful attendance. The unfortunate was identified arsenic a counter-protester astatine the event," the Meridian Police Department said successful a statement. 

"The preliminary probe determined that 70-year-old Christopher Talbot of Meridian made an obscene motion toward a 49-year-old unfortunate earlier hitting him with his car. Reports bespeak the unfortunate had been driving a motortruck with pro-Trump flags and had conscionable parked and exited his conveyance erstwhile Talbot stuck him with his car," constabulary added. 

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Christopher Talbot of Meridian, Idaho, was arrested Saturday for allegedly striking a pro-Tesla demonstrator with his car. (Ada County Sheriff's Office)

Investigators said the unfortunate managed to thrust himself to a section infirmary wherever helium received attraction for non-life-threatening injuries. 

Talbot reportedly was arrested aft the unfortunate provided constabulary with his licence plate, which led officers to Talbot’s location successful Meridian. 

"The Meridian Police Department reminds radical to respect everyone’s close to protestation and explicit their 1st Amendment Rights without resorting to violence," it said. 

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The Tesla dealership successful Meridian, Idaho, wherever the incidental happened Saturday, constabulary say. (Google Maps)

Demonstrators astir the U.S. held protests astatine Tesla dealerships connected Saturday successful what was billed arsenic a "Tesla Takedown Global Day of Action." 

From Oregon to Massachusetts, Tesla cars and facilities person been vandalized successful astatine slightest 10 locations this year.  

A Tesla operator shrugs portion passing protesters against Tesla CEO Elon Musk successful San Francisco connected Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP/Noah Berger)

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What began arsenic protests against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) person escalated into convulsive incidents against the Trump ally's company, including shots fired astatine a building, destroyed dealership windows and charging stations acceptable connected fire. 

Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.