DOJ Charges New Mexico Man With Arson Against Tesla Showroom and Republican HQ

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it charged Jamison R. Wagner, a 40-year-old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, with arson for allegedly setting fires at a Tesla showroom in the city as well as the local Republican Party headquarters. The charges come as Tesla CEO Elon Musk remains the focus of widespread public anger over his unlawful destruction of the U.S. government and his far-right extremist views about race and immigration. The U.S. government alleges Wagner damaged two Tesla vehicles at the Tesla Showroom in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the early morning hours of Feb. 9, 2025. One of the vehicles appears to have significant damage, according to a photo released by DOJ, but another vehicle appears to simply have a window smashed. The DOJ alleges that an “intact glass container” was found in the second vehicle “containing an improvised napalm material.” The building of the Tesla Showroom and six other vehicles on the property were hit with graffiti reading ... Read full article.