WASHINGTON — The suspect accused of firebombing a Tesla showroom and a Republican Party bureau successful New Mexico was hauled retired into the thoroughfare shirtless pursuing an FBI raid aboriginal Saturday, photos obtained by The Post show.
Jamison Wagner, 40, was led distant by FBI counterterrorism task unit agents successful a brace of shorts — and small else.
The lipstick-wearing Wagner, listed arsenic a subordinate of LGBT group “500 Queer Scientists,” is charged with 2 counts of malicious harm oregon demolition of spot and faces up to 20 years successful situation connected each count.
Wagner is accused of carrying retired an arson onslaught connected a Tesla Albuquerque showroom connected Feb. 9, lighting up 2 vehicles and spray-painting different cars and the gathering with swastikas and graffiti.
Then, connected March 30, Wagner allegedly attacked the Republican Party New Mexico office, damaging the beforehand entranceway and spray-painting the gathering with the inscription “ICE=KKK.”
Law enforcement officials tracked down Wagner with the assistance of surveillance footage aft identifying a car linked to the surveillance attacks arsenic a achromatic 2015 Hyundai Accent.
During a hunt of his home, investigators located a stencil with the operation “ICE=KKK” arsenic good arsenic 8 suspected incendiary devices.
“Following Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, Director Patel instantly took steps to person the FBI rapidly find and apprehension home terrorists attacking Tesla facilities — and we’re gladsome to spot the latest cognition win not conscionable successful this effort, but besides bring to justness the aforesaid alleged attacker of the New Mexico Republican Party from February,” FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson told The Post.
“Our FBI teams and instrumentality enforcement partners proceed to bash a tremendous job.”
Wagner’s apprehension is the latest successful the FBI’s crackdown connected Tesla attacks crossed the state pursuing Democrat outrage against President Trump’s right-hand antheral Elon Musk, who his critics accidental has excessively overmuch power arsenic the caput of the Department of Government Efficiency.
Wagner’s alleged graffiti astatine the Tesla dealership targeted Musk, spelling retired “Die Elon,” “Tesla Nazi Inc,” and “Die Tesla Nazi,” according to a study from the Department of Justice.
Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel had vowed to spell aft Tesla attacks with maximum strength, with Bondi labeling the acts “domestic terrorism” and Patel unveiling an FBI task unit dedicated to uncovering the culprits.
The FBI taskforce — announced past period — deploys agents and quality analysts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives successful the Treasury Department — and unit from the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division.
Bondi announced Monday that Wagner would not beryllium offered a plea deal, telling Fox News’ Jesse Waters, “these radical thought they could get distant with it. They can’t.”
“Let this beryllium the last acquisition to those taking portion successful this ongoing question of governmental violence,” Bondi said successful a DOJ statement. “We volition apprehension you, we volition prosecute you, and we volition not negotiate. Crimes person consequences.”