Walz staffer accused of vandalizing Teslas might not face charges: report

Minnesota Department of Human Services information expert Dylan Bryan Adams volition apt not look charges for allegedly vandalizing astatine slightest six Tesla vehicles, causing a full of $20,000 successful damages. 

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) said it would question "diversion" implicit charges.

"Our main priorities are to unafraid restitution for the victims and clasp Mr. Adams accountable. As a result, we volition record for pre-charge diversion to champion facilitate some of those goals," HCAO spokesperson Daniel Borgertpoepping said, according to Fox 9 Minneapolis. However, helium besides reportedly said that transgression consequences would beryllium connected the array "should unlawful behaviour continue."

Mugshot of suspected Tesla vandal Dylan Byan Adams (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office)

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Pre-charge diversion allows individuals accused of committing crimes to debar prosecution by participating successful a program.

Minneapolis constabulary are allegedly unhappy with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office's determination not to question transgression charges successful this case.

Tesla vehicles complaint successful Santa Monica, Calif. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File)

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"The Minneapolis Police Department did its job. It identified and investigated a transgression trend, identified, and arrested a suspect, and presented a lawsuit record to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office for information of charges," Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said successful a connection quoted by Fox 9. "This lawsuit impacted astatine slightest six antithetic victims and totaled implicit $20,000 successful damages. Any vexation related to the charging determination of the Hennepin County Attorney should beryllium directed solely astatine her office. Our investigators are ever frustrated erstwhile the cases they poured their hearts into are declined. In my experience, the victims successful these cases often consciousness the same." 

During a quality league connected April 17, Minneapolis constabulary showed videos of a fishy keying respective Tesla vehicles. According to O'Hara, the acts constituted felonies, with each enactment causing a minimum of $1,000 successful damage.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is nary alien to controversies. In October 2023, Moriarty was criticized for arguable plea deals that upset families of execution victims and sparked concerns from ineligible experts.

Five Tesla vehicles were acceptable connected occurrence and changeable astatine successful what constabulary are investigating arsenic a "targeted attack" astatine a repair halfway successful Las Vegas connected March 18. (Hal Sparks via Storyful)

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Tesla vehicles and properties crossed the state person go targets for vandals. In galore cases, the attacks hap arsenic protests against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's enactment successful the Trump administration.

In March, erstwhile the DOJ began going aft Tesla vandals, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the question of attacks was "nothing abbreviated of home terrorism" and ensured that perpetrators would look consequences.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Adams' attorney, Robert Paule, the Minneapolis Police Department, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and Walz's office.