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(NewsNation) — A pistillate was arrested successful transportation to a string of vandalism incidents astatine a Colorado Tesla dealership believed to beryllium directed against Tesla laminitis Elon Musk, according to tribunal documents.
Lucy Grace Nelson, 40, was arrested Monday successful Loveland aft returning to the dealership with “additional incendiary devices” and materials utilized for vandalism, constabulary said.
Nelson faces respective charges, including possession of an incendiary instrumentality oregon explosives during a felony, transgression mischief and transgression effort to perpetrate a people 3 felony.
Police are moving with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and national charges are likely.
Nelson posted enslaved and was released from jailhouse Tuesday. Her adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for March 7. Police are inactive investigating her alleged motive.
The apprehension affidavit suggests a 2nd idiosyncratic is involved, citing surveillance video from 1 of the six incidents since Jan. 29, successful which the fishy seems to person a smaller physique than Nelson. However, the affidavit identified Nelson arsenic the fishy successful different incidents.
Footage captured idiosyncratic spray-painting an obscenity believed to beryllium aimed astatine Musk, portion different footage captured Molotov cocktails being thrown into a enactment of Tesla vehicles, causing harm to 4 cars worthy $220,000.
Police recovered spray paint, gasoline and different materials successful Nelson’s car erstwhile she was arrested.
The incidents are nether investigation, and the lawsuit is portion of increasing concerns implicit Musk’s influence and caller protests astatine Tesla storerooms crossed the United States.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
