Overview

• Paul Hyon Kim, 36, was arrested and charged with 15 counts, including arson and firearm-related offenses, for an attack on a Tesla Collision Center in Las Vegas on March 18, 2025.
• The attack involved Molotov cocktails, gunfire, and the spray-painting of 'RESIST' on the facility's doors, damaging five Tesla vehicles.
• Video footage reportedly shows Kim dressed in black setting fire to cars in the facility's parking lot.
• The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident as part of a broader series of politically motivated attacks on Tesla facilities, vehicles, and charging stations in the U.S. and Europe.
• A 'Global Day of Action' planned by the Tesla Takedown movement on March 29 has raised concerns about potential further violence.