New Mexico man charged with Tesla, local GOP arson attacks: 'Crimes have consequences,' AG Bondi says

A New Mexico antheral has been charged with caller arson attacks connected a Tesla dealership and a section Republican Party building, the Justice Department said Monday. 

Jamison Wagner, 40, an Albuquerque resident, was arrested implicit the play aft authorities recovered "substantial evidence" linking him to the attacks portion searching his home. He is charged with 2 counts of malicious harm oregon demolition of spot by occurrence oregon explosives and volition stay successful custody pending a detention hearing.

"Let this beryllium the last acquisition to those taking portion successful this ongoing question of governmental violence," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "We volition apprehension you, we volition prosecute you, and we volition not negotiate. Crimes person consequences."

The onslaught connected the Tesla installation happened connected Feb. 9 erstwhile the Tesla Albuquerque Showroom was targeted successful an arson attack. Two Tesla vehicles were progressive successful the fire, with 1 near importantly damaged.

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Jamison Wagner, 40, is charged successful 2 arson attacks, 1 astatine a New Mexico Tesla dealership and the different astatine the authorities Republican Party headquarters.  (Justice Department)

At the backmost of the building, authorities recovered graffiti spray-painted successful reddish and achromatic overgarment and six different vehicles, which included the phrases "Die Elon," "Tesla Nazi Inc," and "Die Tesla Nazi," on with swastika symbols, authorities said. 

A fishy was captured connected surveillance video wearing achromatic covering and a mask, and carrying a achromatic box. On March 30, a 2nd arson onslaught happened astatine the Republican Party New Mexico (RPNM) office.

That onslaught importantly damaged the beforehand doorway and introduction of the building. At the scene, investigators collected shattered solid and metallic lids from what appeared to beryllium 2 to 3 abstracted solid containers. 

Two of the lids had a handwritten superior "I" oregon "H," akin successful quality to the missive recovered connected the lid of the solid instrumentality astatine the Tesla scene, authorities said. 

The beforehand entranceway to the Republican Party New Mexico (RPNM) bureau successful Albuquerque aft an arson attack.  (Justice Department)

At the clip of the attack, the New Mexico GOP said the arson was portion of a "disturbing signifier of politically motivated unit that has plagued our country—fueled successful portion by the soundlessness and implicit encouragement from progressive leaders who garbage to condemn these acts."

New Mexico GOP Chairwoman Amy Barela thanks instrumentality enforcement for their enactment connected the case. 

"We are grateful to the FBI and ATF for their diligent enactment successful apprehending the idiosyncratic liable for these heinous acts,"
 Barela said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "The onslaught connected our office was not conscionable an onslaught connected a building; it was an onslaught connected the antiauthoritarian process and the values we clasp dear. We are relieved that nary 1 was harmed and are committed to ensuring that justness is served."

"Let this nonstop a wide connection to anyone who whitethorn beryllium considering akin acts: you volition beryllium found, and you volition beryllium held accountable," she added. "Attempting to soundlessness done violence, intimidation, oregon threats is not however the Republican Party — oregon immoderate freedom-loving American — negotiates. We basal beardown successful the look of hate, and we volition proceed to support our close to enactment freely and safely successful the governmental process."

Graffiti with the operation "ICE=KKK" was recovered connected the gathering wall. Security video captured a achromatic sedan approaching the building. Someone got retired of the conveyance and a flash of airy was spotted earlier the fishy drove away, national prosecutors said. 

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The partition of the  Republican Party New Mexico (RPNM) bureau was vandalized during an arson attack.  (Justice Department)

Investigators determined the car was a Hyundai Accent betwixt the years 2012 and 2015. They besides determined that homemade incendiary devices utilizing solid containers and flammable liquids were utilized successful some attacks. 

Wagner matched the carnal statement of the suspects astatine some scenes and owns a achromatic 2015 Hyundai Accent, prosecutors said. 

During a hunt of his home, the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered aggregate pieces of grounds linking him to the Arsons, including a jar with a greenish gingham-style lid akin to 1 recovered astatine the RPNM occurrence scene, on with respective jars marked with handwritten superior letters "I" oregon "H," achromatic and reddish spray overgarment and bluish styrofoam ovum cartons accordant with the polystyrene worldly recovered successful the improvised napalm utilized successful the Tesla fire, among others. 

FBI Director Kash Patel said grounds astatine the country "strongly suggests that this weekend, our brave agents prevented further planned arson attacks."

Tesla facilities person been targeted for unit successful caller months implicit Elon Musk, its CEO, and his enactment with the Trump administration. 

A Tesla dealership successful New Mexico was attacked and vandalized successful February, authorities said.  (Justice Department)

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"Hurling firebombs is not governmental protest," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said. "It is simply a unsafe felony that we volition prosecute to the maximum extent. The awesome enactment by instrumentality enforcement successful New Mexico sends a wide connection to perpetrators of each of the shameful attacks connected Tesla facilities and governmental establishments: we are coming for you, you can’t hide, and you volition bash superior jailhouse clip to wage for your crimes."