Overview

• Owen McIntire, a Massachusetts Boston student, was arrested for allegedly firebombing a Kansas City Tesla dealership on March 17.
• McIntire is charged with unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and malicious damage by fire of property used in interstate commerce.
• The attack caused over $213,000 in damages, destroying two Cybertrucks valued at over $100,000 each and damaging two charging stations worth $550 each.
• Federal investigators identified McIntire through surveillance footage, cell phone data, and witness accounts; DNA evidence linked him to a hat found near the scene.
• Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized the severity of such attacks, labeling them as domestic terrorism and warning of severe legal consequences.