A former high-level FBI special agent said he hopes US political violence will continue to escalate amid the nationwide destruction of Tesla vehicles and dealers aimed at threatening Government Efficiency (DOGE) Head Elon Musk.
Michael Tubman, a former special agent in charge of the FBI's Minneapolis Field Office, said there is no doubt that the recent violent attacks facing Tesla owners and dealers are a clear case of domestic terrorism.
“We're afraid there's more violence going on,” Tubman told Fox News Digital. “Maybe it's not directly Teslas or Doge, it's just general political violence. I think it's already here, but I think it's round the corner.”
Elon Musk, who is “shocking” at Dem, “supposes hatred and violence,” and “laughs the “confusing” attack on Tesla plants.”
Authorities are investigating the possibility of an arson attack involving Molotov cocktails at five Teslas at a Las Vegas crash center on March 18, 2025. (Souphany Vannavong via Storyful)
This week, a website called “Dogequest” was activated and edited a list of Tesla owners, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses to edit a regular American driving Tesla into a Dox regular American. The site also includes maps of Tesla dealers and charging stations.
“I think now that I think, given the rhetoric we hear, the doctrines we hear, and much of what we hear is filled with violence and violent undertones, I think, now that I think, we are becoming a more reactionary country,” Tubman said. “We are a more divided country and I put this on both sides because hatred for the other side is boiling.”
When asked about the prospect of eliminating political violence, Tubman was pessimistic.
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“That's not realistic. I don't think it's realistic,” he said. “And as you know, there are people who think that this is working. [if] We continue this, but in the end we end up overthrowing rather than literally subversing the king. ”
Attorney General Pam Bondy “The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla's property is nothing but domestic terrorism,” he said in a statement Tuesday evening.
Tubman encouraged people to tone down their rhetoric as inflammatory language could be interpreted by others as justification for committing violent acts.
“Let's understand what we are angry and what the right way to express your anger is. Violence is not the right way to do that,” he said.
The latest act of rebel violence was directed at a Tesla crash and sales center in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning, causing at least five vehicles to be damaged and two to fire.
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On March 18, 2025, five Tesla vehicles being investigated by police as “target attacks” were fired and shot at a local repair center in Las Vegas. (Hal Sparks via Storyful)
Advisor Dori Koren with the Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) in Las Vegas, which oversees the department's homeland security and investigative services division, said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon that the suspect in black dressed used firearms and Molotov cocktails to carry out the attack.
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Doren said in response to the attack, LVMPD had increased the presence of police at local Tesla locations.
Spencer Evans, a special agent in charge of the FBI Field Office of Las Vegas, also spoke at a press conference, saying the incident had a “characteristic” of domestic terrorism.
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“The FBI is working with law enforcement partners to investigate many cases in which Tesla charging stations and dealers have been damaged,” the department said in a statement Wednesday to Fox News Digital. “It's happening in several states, and the FBI coordinates with federal, state and local law enforcement partners to gather information. If you have information about a potential threat to report to your local law enforcement, we would like to remind you to call your local FBI field office or contact the tip at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Fox News Digital reached out to Tesla for comment.
Other cases of violence against Tesla owners and dealers are piling up rapidly across the country.
In another suspected arson case, two Cybertooks fired fire at a Kansas City dealer on Monday. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, cigarettes, firearms and explosives (ATF) have issued a joint statement that they are working with the Kansas City Police Department to investigate.
“Similar incidents have occurred in several states, and the FBI and ATF are coordinating with federal, state and local law enforcement partners to gather information,” the statement said.
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Police in Tiguard, Oregon investigated two separate instances of the shooting at a local Tesla dealer, one on March 13th, one on March 6th.
In the March 13 incident, Tiguard police said “dozens of shots were fired at the dealership, causing serious damage to the windows of cars and showrooms.”
They said on March 6th that at least seven shots were fired at the dealer.
“While this motivation has not been confirmed, we recognize that other Tesla dealers are being targeted in Oregon and across the country for political reasons,” the police department said. “We are working with federal partners, including the FBI and ATF, to ensure thorough and broad investigations,” he said.
The vehicle is parked at the Tesla plant in Fremont, California. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
On March 10th, four cybertooks erupted at a Seattle dealership. The ATF is working with Seattle Police in the incident.
In Colorado, Lucy Grace Nelson, also known as 42-year-old Justin Thomas Nelson, was arrested in late February after multiple explosives were found at a Tesla dealer. Nelson is accused of using Molotov cocktails to try to burn a cyber truck in one incident, and sprays the word “Nazi” on the dealer's sign on another day.
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Tesla's vehicles are not the only target of rebel rage.
On March 7, the man identified as 24 Daniel Clark's inputters allegedly set fire to three Tesla vehicle charging stations in North Charleston, South Carolina.
According to a statement from the US District Attorney's Office for the South Carolina District, Clark was spotted using a Molotov cocktail during the incident and has been accused of spray painting “Trump, Long Live Ukraine” near the scene.
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He was arrested by the ATF in cooperation with the North Charleston Police Department and charged with arson. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
