{"id":2429092,"date":"2025-04-30T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-suspected-tesla-arsonist-could-have-his-stupidity-cemented-in-history\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T08:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:48:29","slug":"photos-suspected-tesla-arsonist-could-have-his-stupidity-cemented-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-suspected-tesla-arsonist-could-have-his-stupidity-cemented-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Suspected Tesla Arsonist Could Have His Stupidity Cemented in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fphotos-suspected-tesla-arsonist-could-have-his-stupidity-cemented-in-history%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=2429092&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 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>Given the amount of security that Tesla dealerships &mdash; and Teslas themselves &mdash; have these days, thanks to leftist vandals and pyromaniacs targeting them because Elon Musk hurt them in the feels, you have to be pretty dense to even try anything.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s especially true when you consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alleged-firebomber-behind-attack-local-tesla-shop-hit-federal-charges-fbi-reveals-links-found-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that federal charges<\/a>, which can carry decades of prison time, may await you thanks to the politically motivated nature of the violence, which means the acts fall under the purview of domestic terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>However, no matter how dense one might be to attempt these acts, you&rsquo;d think they&rsquo;d have learned one thing before tempting the U.S. federal justice system to come down hard on them: I before E, except after C.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/tesla-arson-suspect-arrested-arizona-after-fiery-assault-cybertruck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, 35-year-old Tesla arson suspect Ian Moses isn&rsquo;t just going viral for his attack on a Tesla Service Center in Mesa, Arizona, on Monday; he&rsquo;s going viral because he couldn&rsquo;t spell the word he allegedly spray-painted on the side of the building correctly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mesa police responded just before 2:00 a.m. on Monday, April 28, to reports of an explosion at the Tesla Service Center,&rdquo; Fox reported.<\/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.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\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>&ldquo;Witnesses reported smoke and flames near the building, which officers determined were coming from a newly delivered Tesla Cybertruck.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses also saw this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Someone sprayed &ldquo;theif&rdquo; on the Mesa Tesla center and lit a Cybertruck on fire <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hZZdj1oLKC\">pic.twitter.com\/hZZdj1oLKC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greggertruck (@greggertruck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greggertruck\/status\/1916859943136747869?\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yes, &ldquo;THEIF.&rdquo; Shame he hadn&rsquo;t decided on making it &ldquo;YOU&rsquo;RE A THIEF,&rdquo; because we missed out on &ldquo;YOUR A THEIF&rdquo; instead.<\/p>\n<p>That didn&rsquo;t mean there wasn&rsquo;t more laughter to be had on social media, however:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LOL: Someone torched a Cybertruck at an Arizona Tesla dealership &amp; misspelled their graffiti <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FiGTBGjioQ\">pic.twitter.com\/FiGTBGjioQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1916918708129198309?\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS: Man arrested for possible arson after Tesla Cybertruck set on fire at Mesa dealership.<\/p>\n<p>He also misspelled &ldquo;thief,&rdquo; lol. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aJYbZ1HBIx\">pic.twitter.com\/aJYbZ1HBIx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SawyerMerritt\/status\/1917096596963266880?\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pro tip for when this guy gets into prison, if he&rsquo;s found guilty: Don&rsquo;t put him in charge of license-plate stamping, especially the personalized ones. Just saying.<\/p>\n<p>It also wasn&rsquo;t difficult to find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tesla-vandal-let-off-hook-check-county-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Tesla vandal<\/a>, according to Fox News&rsquo; report.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During their investigation, police said they noticed a suspicious van parked nearby and observed a man riding a bicycle approaching and opening the van&rsquo;s door,&rdquo; Fox noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Officers immediately contacted the individual and identified the suspect,&rdquo; the report added. &ldquo;Investigators were able to match Moses to security photos captured by the Tesla Security Center during the incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to local charges of arson of a structure and property, Mesa authorities are cooperating with federal officials. Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondi-drops-hammer-begins-bringing-rico-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pam Bondi<\/a> has promised to come down hard on those who perpetrate them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The swarm of violent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/college-student-spring-break-spots-tesla-ruins-life-next-alleged-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacks on Tesla property<\/a> is nothing short of domestic terrorism,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will continue investigations that impose severe consequences on those involved in these attacks, including those operating behind the scenes to coordinate and fund these crimes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Knowing Moses, he probably read that and thought she meant &ldquo;<em>revered<\/em> consequences.&rdquo; Given his graffito at the scene, maybe that&rsquo;ll work as a mitigating factor in his case. 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This is particularly true considering that such actions could lead to federal charges, which may result in lengthy prison sentences due to their classification as domestic terrorism. Despite this, one would think potential offenders would have learned basic spelling rules before risking severe legal consequences. According to Fox News, 35-year-old Ian Moses gained notoriety not only for allegedly setting fire to a Tesla Service Center in Mesa, Arizona but also for misspelling &#8220;thief&#8221; as &#8220;theif&#8221; on the building he vandalized. Witnesses reported seeing smoke and flames coming from a newly delivered Cybertruck nearby when police arrived shortly after an explosion was reported early on April 28. Social media users found humor in his mistake while sharing news of his arrest for arson and other charges. Authorities are working with federal officials on this case, emphasizing that violent acts against Tesla properties will be treated seriously as domestic terrorism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2429093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tesla-Arson-Mesa.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2429092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tesla-Arson-Mesa.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2429092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2429094,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429092\/revisions\/2429094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2429092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2429092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2429092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}