{"id":2425380,"date":"2025-04-19T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-student-allegedly-firebombed-tesla-while-on-spring-break-but-left-damning-clue-behind\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T16:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:04:59","slug":"college-student-allegedly-firebombed-tesla-while-on-spring-break-but-left-damning-clue-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-student-allegedly-firebombed-tesla-while-on-spring-break-but-left-damning-clue-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"College Student Allegedly Firebombed Tesla While on Spring Break but Left Damning Clue Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcollege-student-allegedly-firebombed-tesla-while-on-spring-break-but-left-damning-clue-behind%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425380&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 19-year-old college student named Owen McIntire was arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla dealership in Kansas City, Missouri, while home for spring break. He faces serious charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-leftists-claim-police-shot-unarmed-pregnant-black-woman-then-police-release-photo\/\" title=\"Media, Leftists Claim Police Shot Unarmed Pregnant Black Woman. Then Police Release Photo.\">including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-felon-shot-and-killed-in-minneapolis-sparking-riots\/\" title=\"Armed felon shot and killed in Minneapolis, sparking riots\">unlawful possession<\/a><\/a> of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-whitmer-plot-suspects-now-face-weapon-of-mass-destruction-charges\/\" title=\"Three Whitmer Plot Suspects Now Face Weapon Of Mass Destruction Charges\">unregistered destructive device<\/a> and malicious damage by fire. the incident occurred on March 17, when a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">police officer spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-u-s-ambassador-evacuated-from-embassy-reports-of-the-airport-taking-fire-u-s-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: U.S. Ambassador Evacuated From Embassy, \u2018Reports Of The Airport Taking Fire,\u2019 U.S. Says\">smoke coming<\/a><\/a> from a burning Cybertruck at the dealership. Surveillance footage reportedly captured McIntire in the act, and DNA evidence linked him to the scene through a hat he was wearing. If convicted,he could face up to 20 years in prison. Authorities have indicated that such acts of vandalism against tesla are taken seriously, and Attorney General Pam Bondi emphasized that the perpetrators will be prosecuted. The situation underscores broader concerns regarding politically motivated violence against companies or individuals associated with the Trump administration and Elon Musk.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Most teenagers don&rsquo;t spend their spring break being terrorists, but that allegedly did not stop one 19-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/college-spring-breaker-charged-firebombing-tesla-cybertrucks-dealership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported Friday that federal officials in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chaos-boston-driver-plows-rented-truck-pedestrians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston<\/a>, Massachusetts have arrested Own McIntire, who made his first court appearance that day for allegedly launching a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla dealership while he was home for spring break in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>He has been charged with unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: The FBI has arrested Boston college student Owen McIntire for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla facility in Kansas City, MO, while home on spring break.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s facing up to 20 years in prison &mdash; and this marks the second anti-Tesla extremist caught this&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EcyrC0BbWf\">pic.twitter.com\/EcyrC0BbWf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I Meme Therefore I Am &#127482;&#127480; (@ImMeme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/1913319542396244100?\">April 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>An officer of the Kansas City, Missouri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/community-leader-killed-police-primed-next-george-floyd-body-cam-video-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> Department responded when he saw smoke coming from a Cybertruck at the dealership on March 17.<\/p>\n<p>The officer found the burning Cybertruck along with a Molotov cocktail still intact. The fire from the Cybertruck spread to a second vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Two charging stations were also damaged.<\/p>\n<p>McIntire reportedly was identified as the suspect as surveillance cameras showed him throwing Molotov cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>He was wearing a hat the police later found and were able to take DNA from to confirm it belonged to a man.<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/prince-harrys-invictus-games-go-woke-removes-guns-shooting-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firearms<\/a>, and Explosives posted to social media platform X about the arrest, showing the explosives and still shots from cameras that night.<\/p>\n<p>McIntire reportedly faces up for twenty years in prison.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FBI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FBI<\/a> Boston &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIKansasCity?\">@FBIKansasCity<\/a> special agents &amp; our partners at the ATF have arrested Owen McIntire, a college student in Boston, for allegedly launching a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla facility in Kansas City, MO, while home on spring break. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/csDfvwav6H\">https:\/\/t.co\/csDfvwav6H<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/egcpuyFHaD\">pic.twitter.com\/egcpuyFHaD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIBoston\/status\/1913306226303058235?\">April 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is not a game.<\/p>\n<p>McIntire is a young man at only nineteen but may be about to learn a very difficult lesson that LARPing as a revolutionary has steep consequences and could ruin your life just as its beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this is the norm in defying the Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>A string of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suspect-arson-tesla-dealership-gop-office-captured-authorities-find-damning-evidence-residence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacks against Telsa owners<\/a> and dealerships are being taken incredibly seriously by Attorney General Pam Bondi.<\/p>\n<p>Fox relayed Bondi&rsquo;s remarks, indicating how little tolerance her department has these criminal acts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You will spend decades behind bars. It is not worth it,&rdquo; she said in a statement. These are not just pranks or a nuisance. 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