Posted on 04/21/2025 7:26:59 PM PDT by lowbridge
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has decided not to file criminal charges against a 33-year-old man accused of inflicting $21,000 in damage to six Teslas in Minneapolis over a few-day span.
Instead, the office will file for Dylan Bryan Adams, of Minneapolis, to be entered into an adult diversion program meant for first-time, low level offenders.
“Our main priorities are to secure restitution for the victims and hold Mr. Adams accountable,” said Hennepin County Attorney’s Office spokesman Daniel Borgertpoepping, in a statement. “As a result, we will file for pre-charge diversion to best facilitate both of those goals. This is an approach taken in many property crime cases and helps to ensure the individual keeps their job and can pay restitution, as well as reducing the likelihood of repeat offenses. Criminal prosecution remains a possibility should unlawful behavior continue.”
In recent months, people across the country and in the Twin Cities have vandalized Tesla vehicles in protest of Elon Musk, an adviser to President Donald Trump, and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as they significantly cut federal workers and programs.
Adams was arrested and booked into jail Wednesday morning and released Thursday afternoon.
“My client is very remorseful for his actions, and is beginning the process of making sure the victims are made whole financially,” said Adams’ attorney Robert Paule, in an email. “We are grateful for the Hennepin County Attorneys Office exercise of prosecutorial discretion, and apologize to the victims and law enforcement.”
In a statement provided Monday night, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara voiced frustration about Adams not being formally charged.
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Feds can charge him with domestic terrorism................
““My client is very remorseful for his actions”...and sobbed all the way to his diversion program.
Hard penalties should be meted out to Domestic Terrorists. Not mamby-pamby slaps on the wrist.
Sure he is.
If MN does not severely punish crime they will get more of it.
Insurers should garnish his wages.
The victims should all take out civil suits against the perp.
“ MN does not severely punish crime they will get more of it.”
MN is probably gone, look at the shithead they elected governor of their state.
If you truly believe in what you’re doing, if you know in your heart that Elon and his Teslas are evil and must be oppressed then diversion will be utterly useless and a waste of time. Wouldn’t prison be diversionary?
He will be REALLY remorseful when his GoFundMe hits $500,000.
$21,000 in intentional damage to six vehicles is not a low level offense.
Oh, that’ll show em...
They sure did.
He’s remorseful that he was caught.
This is a typical “end of story” and a major reason such abhorrent behavior has increased dramatically in recent years. Whatever happened to heavy fines and lengthy prison sentences?
I wonder if it has anything to do with racial or gender issues, DEI, etc.?
Nice message sent to others. Our judicial system has been destroyed.
Just like Commiefornia and Commierado.
Exactly.
At all.
Civil verdicts to take all that is worth anything, including any wages.
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