Man faces charges for setting Tesla vehicles on fire

Media reports says Las Vegas police have arrested a 36-year-old man, Paul Hyon Kim, for an arson attack on a Tesla service center on Thursday March 27, 2025.

According to New York Time, the suspect is facing charges at both state and federal levels in the United States.

Authorities confirmed that, Kim set fire to multiple Tesla vehicles on March 18, 2025.

He also painted the word “resist” on the service center’s glass doors.

At the state level, Kim faces charges of arson, possession of an explosive device, and firing a weapon into a vehicle.

Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill disclosed these charges during a press briefing.

Federal prosecutors also charged him with unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm and arson.

Security footage showed the suspect wearing black and covering his face while vandalizing the facility.

Sheriff McMahill said Kim threw Molotov cocktails at the vehicles.

He also fired multiple gunshots at them. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

Kim appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, dressed in black T-shirt and jeans.

He informed the court that he had completed 12 years of education.

The public defender’s office assigned to him has declined to comment.

Investigations are ongoing to determine his motive and if the attack is linked to other Tesla vandalism cases.

Sheriff McMahill confirmed that attacks on Tesla properties have increased since U.S.

President Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk to a government role.

Musk leads a new Department of Government Efficiency, which has significantly reduced government spending.

Similar attacks have been reported in different U.S. cities, especially in the Pacific Northwest.

In Oregon, a man allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a Tesla store.

He later returned to shoot out its windows. In Tigard, near Portland, unknown gunmen fired over a dozen shots at a Tesla showroom, damaging vehicles and windows.

In Colorado, a woman allegedly attacked Tesla dealerships, throwing Molotov cocktails and spray-painting “Nazi cars” on a building.

Federal agents in South Carolina arrested another suspect for setting fire to Tesla charging stations near Charleston.

Authorities are working to determine if these incidents are connected.

They are intensifying efforts to stop further attacks on Tesla properties across the country.

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