WASHINGTON — The suspect accused of firebombing a Tesla showroom and a Republican Get together workplace in New Mexico was hauled out into the road shirtless following an FBI raid early Saturday, images obtained by The Submit present.
Jamison Wagner, 40, was led away by FBI counterterrorism activity pressure brokers in a pair of shorts — and little else.
The lipstick-wearing Wagner, listed as a member of LGBT group “500 Queer Scientists,” is charged with two counts of malicious injury or destruction of property and faces as much as 20 years in jail on every rely.
Wagner is accused of finishing up an arson assault on a Tesla Albuquerque showroom on Feb. 9, lighting up two autos and spray-painting different automobiles and the constructing with swastikas and graffiti.
Then, on March 30, Wagner allegedly attacked the Republican Get together New Mexico workplace, damaging the entrance entrance and spray-painting the constructing with the inscription “ICE=KKK.”
Regulation enforcement officers tracked down Wagner with the assistance of surveillance footage after figuring out a automotive linked to the surveillance assaults as a white 2015 Hyundai Accent.
Throughout a search of his residence, investigators positioned a stencil with the phrase “ICE=KKK” in addition to eight suspected incendiary units.
“Following Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, Director Patel immediately took steps to have the FBI quickly locate and arrest domestic terrorists attacking Tesla facilities — and we’re glad to see the latest operation succeed not just in this effort, but also bring to justice the same alleged attacker of the New Mexico Republican Party from February,” FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson advised The Submit.
“Our FBI teams and law enforcement partners continue to do a tremendous job.”
Wagner’s arrest is the newest within the FBI’s crackdown on Tesla assaults throughout the nation following Democrat outrage in opposition to President Trump’s right-hand man Elon Musk, who his critics say has an excessive amount of affect as the pinnacle of the Division of Authorities Effectivity.
Wagner’s alleged graffiti on the Tesla dealership focused Musk, spelling out “Die Elon,” “Tesla Nazi Inc,” and “Die Tesla Nazi,” in keeping with a report from the Division of Justice.
Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel had vowed to go after Tesla assaults with most energy, with Bondi labeling the acts “domestic terrorism” and Patel unveiling an FBI activity pressure devoted to discovering the culprits.
The FBI taskforce — introduced final month — deploys brokers and intelligence analysts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives within the Treasury Division — and personnel from the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division.
Bondi introduced Monday that Wagner wouldn’t be provided a plea deal, telling Fox Information’ Jesse Waters, “these people thought they could get away with it. They can’t.”
“Let this be the final lesson to those taking part in this ongoing wave of political violence,” Bondi stated in a DOJ assertion. “We will arrest you, we will prosecute you, and we will not negotiate. Crimes have consequences.”
