The Lowcountry man arrested in connection to burning three Tesla charging stations near Tanger Outlets was granted bond Monday while in federal court.
[X] was granted a $10,000 bond and will be released under home arrest. Along with the bond, parts of a manifesto detailing [X]s frustration with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, efforts were released. In that writing, [X] stated, “we will not stand idly by.”
[X] is facing arson of property and interstate commerce charges related to allegedly setting fire to the Tesla charging stations.
According to the affidavit, the North Charleston Police Department responded to the Mellow Mushroom on Tanger Outlet Boulevard on March 7 at 7:16 p.m., after receiving a report of a suspected arson.
Witnesses told police they saw a white male in a grey jacket with a face mask spray paint “F*CK TRUMP LONG LIVE UKRAINE” on the ground in red next to the Tesla charging stations before throwing “homemade Molotov cocktails” at the stations, the report states.
Surveillance footage gathered from Tanger Mall security consultants caught [X] driving away from the scene in his vehicle. Using information from the video, investigators were led to his residence.
Warrants for his arrest were obtained on March 13, and [X] was arrested the same day.
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