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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker

Justice Department charges man with arson at New Mexico Tesla dealership and GOP headquarters

New Mexico GOP Vandalism - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Justice Department has charged a man with vandalizing a Tesla dealership in New Mexico and setting fire to the headquarters of the state Republican Party, according to court records unsealed Monday.

A criminal complaint charges Jamison R. Wagner, 40, with federal arson charges in connection with the vandalism in February at a Tesla showroom in Bernalillo, where authorities found two Tesla Model Y vehicles ablaze as well as spray-painted graffiti messages including “Die Elon" and “Die Tesla Nazi.”

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