San Jose man arrested after viral video shows suspect keying Tesla in Costco parking lot

A fishy has been arrested aft a viral video captured a antheral keying a Tesla successful a Costco parking lot, constabulary said connected Monday. The incidental happened connected Friday, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles. 

"Within little than 24 hours of the viral vandalism incidental being reported to the San Jose Police Department, we successfully identified, located, and arrested the idiosyncratic liable for this enactment of felony vandalism," San Jose constabulary said successful a station connected X.

San Jose constabulary person not released the suspect's name.

In the video, a dark-colored Hyundai SUV pulled into the parking spot adjacent to the achromatic Tesla. A white-bearded antheral wearing a "USA" leather overgarment with an American eagle connected the backmost exited the car and keyed the broadside of the Tesla. 

The video, which garnered implicit 600 views connected X, was recorded utilizing the vehicle's Sentry Mode, a information diagnostic that allows the car’s cameras to show its surroundings erstwhile parked. 

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An unidentified antheral was caught connected video keying a Tesla successful a parking batch successful San Jose. (@SanJosePD/X)

A 2nd video besides shows an unidentified idiosyncratic uncovering and accusing the fishy of vandalizing the Tesla. The confrontation appears to person happened aft the archetypal video went viral online. 

In the video, the suspect, who was wearing the aforesaid jacket, denied the vandalism and said, "I didn’t bash that."

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Protests against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and vandalisms targeting Tesla vehicles person surged crossed the federation successful caller weeks. (AP Images)

The recorder continued to inquire the fishy wherefore helium committed the act. 

"Just origin of Elon?" the antheral said. "You’re wearing a USA t-shirt, driving a Korean car. Why would you cardinal an American car?"

The fishy past entered his car and drove away. 

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Mayor Matt Mahan reacted to the incidental and said Tesla owners shouldn't beryllium held accountable for thing Elon Musk is doing. (KPIX CBS NEWS BAY AREA/YouTube)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who saw the constabulary department’s connection connected X, responded to the station with an American emblem emoji. 

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan besides reacted to the incidental successful different station connected X.

"Keying a car due to the fact that you don’t similar the idiosyncratic who designed it is similar breaking a timepiece due to the fact that you don’t similar the clip it shows," Mahan said. "If this transgression was politically motivated, our residents can’t beryllium held accountable for thing Elon Musk is doing 3,000 miles away."

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"This senseless transgression and its consequent consequences should service arsenic a wide reminder: nary substance one's idiosyncratic beliefs oregon frustrations, they bash not warrant amerciable actions," the constabulary said. "I impulse everyone to respect 1 different and, supra all, to respect the law."

Teslas person been targets for wide acts of vandalism portion protests against Musk are surging crossed the nation.