An employee of Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz's administration has been caught on camera vandalizing multiple Tesla vehicles with his keys while walking his dog, according to police.
Dylan Bryan Adams was arrested for allegedly damaging several Tesla vehicles, according to the New York Post.
'There's high-quality video on all of these cars. It's committing a crime with a spotlight on you.'
Adams is reportedly a 33-year-old fiscal policy analyst for Minnesota state.
The Minneapolis Police Department said the suspect is accused of damaging at least six Tesla vehicles, resulting in more than $20,000 in damages.
During a recent press conference, the Minneapolis Police Department shared four videos recorded by the cameras on the vehicles of the suspect vandalizing Tesla vehicles with what appears to be a key.
Three of the surveillance videos show a man walking his dog and then keying Tesla electric cars. The fourth shows the man scratching something into the Tesla at a Target retail store parking lot.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara noted that it wasn't difficult to make an arrest because Tesla vehicles are equipped with surveillance cameras.
"Downtown, certainly, there are a lot of cameras, and the city does have cameras in a lot of the neighborhoods around the city. And when we do have problems in areas, oftentimes we deploy mobile trailers with video. These cases in particular have high-quality video right from the vehicle itself," O'Hara said.
O'Hara described Tesla vehicles as "rolling surveillance vehicles with the cameras that they have."
O'Hara said vandalizing a Tesla equipped with surveillance cameras is "frankly, ... pretty stupid."
"There's high-quality video on all of these cars," O'Hara stated. "It's committing a crime with a spotlight on you."
When asked if he believes the Tesla attacks by the suspect in custody were politically motivated, O'Hara replied, "Obviously, this has been a problem nationwide, and I don't think that's a coincidence. But we cannot speak specifically regarding these cases. But it's pretty well-reported and obvious that this is a nationwide problem right now."
O'Hara noted that no other brands of cars are being targeted with vandalism at as high a rate as Tesla vehicles.
O'Hara said the suspect likely committed "felony-level property damage," and he added that the damage is "hurting the individual victims in these cases" and "hurting the people in this city that own these cars."
Police said the suspect does not have a prior criminal record.
O'Hara said police believe there is another suspect who vandalized a Tesla vehicle in Minneapolis.
The attacks on Tesla vehicles came after Gov. Tim Walz was slammed online last month for celebrating the stock of Tesla falling.
“Some of you know this. On the iPhone they’ve got that little stock app; I added Tesla to it to give me a little boost during the day. $225 and dropping," Walz said at a rally last month.
Walz ended up walking back the comments after it was revealed that there is a heavy share of Tesla stock in the state’s pension fund, with over 200,000 shares of the electric vehicle company.
Walz claimed that his remark was a "joke."
“I have to be careful about being a smartass. I was making a joke,” Walz said. “These people have no sense of humor. They are the most literal people. My point was, they’re all mad, and I said something I … probably shouldn’t have about a company."
Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired back at the Democratic governor of Minnesota.
Democrats and liberals have lashed out at Elon Musk as a reaction to the Department of Government Efficiency attempting to spotlight wasteful and fraudulent federal spending.
There have been several violent attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships by left-wing extremists in recent months.
As Blaze News reported last week, a New Mexico man was hit with federal criminal charges by the U.S. Department of Justice after the suspect was accused of carrying out arson attacks against the New Mexico Republican Party's headquarters and a Tesla dealership in the state.
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The daughter of Minnesota Democrat governor and failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz declared that if Jesus Christ were living in the United States today, President Donald Trump's administration would claim he was part of the deadly MS-13 gang and deport him.
Hope Walz, the 24-year-old daughter of Tim Walz, posted a controversial video on TikTok, where she alleged that the Trump administration would claim Jesus Christ was an MS-13 gang member as a way to deport him.
Hope called people who lean right 'dumb' and described President Trump as the 'king felon in chief.'
"If Jesus were alive today and in the United States, this administration would have already taken him and removed him from this country without due process," Hope Walz said.
Hope Walz added that the Trump administration would have "claimed he was a member of the MS-13 gang as a way to try to justify not giving him due process, as if there's any justifiable reason for not giving anybody due process."
"But yeah, people don't want to talk about that," Hope added. "Some people don't want to talk about that. It truly is baffling how clear and laid out everything is, and there are still people standing by it."
"I believe in the good of people and like humanity, humans, you know ... deep down at our core. Like, we care about each other ... but that's really being tested," the daughter of the Minnesota governor continued. "Because how anyone is okay with this is terrifying to me."
Walz seemed to be referring to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old illegal alien who was deported to El Salvador and is suspected of being a member of the violent MS-13 gang.
Democrats have been up in arms over Garcia's deportation, arguing that the alleged gang member wasn't provided with due process.
As Blaze News reported, four congressional Democrats arrived in El Salvador on Monday in an effort to pressure the return of Garcia to the United States.
Members of Trump's administration have been ardently defending the polarizing deportation.
At a press conference at the White House earlier this month, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proclaimed that he would not be returning Garcia.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a recent statement, "The mainstream media has peddled a sob story about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The facts are that he is an illegal alien from El Salvador, an MS-13 gang member, and has a history of violence."
DHS records show that the Salvadoran national was suspected of human trafficking in 2022 and has been accused of domestic violence against his wife.
"Jennifer Vasquez, Garcia’s wife, petitioned for an order of protection against him," the DHS said. "She claimed he punched her, scratched her, and ripped off her shirt, and bruised her."
The Department of Homeland Security stated that two judges found that Garcia was a member of MS-13. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement noted the "extreme violence" committed by MS-13.
“One of the largest and most violent criminal organizations in the United States is MS-13, which has over 10,000 members in as many as 40 states,” ICE states. “The gang is known for its extreme violence, including its brutal initiation rituals and acts of intimidation and retaliation against rival gangs, law enforcement officials, and community members.:
In another recent TikTok video regarding deportations of illegal aliens, Hope Walz called people who lean right "dumb" and described President Trump as the "king felon in chief."
Hope then claimed that if the government deported illegal immigrants, it could also round up American citizens.
Hope lashed out, "I understand that some people lack empathy, which is f**king terrible, but what's bizarre to me is the fact that they're doing this to some people right now means that they could do it to all people."
"Okay, don't care about another human being, your time of judgment will come regarding that, but care about your f**king self because this could happen to anybody." Hope ranted. "And it's f**king horrible!"
Hope Walz has nearly 440,000 followers and more than 5 million views on her TikTok account.
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) sent letters to several "sanctuary governors" on Thursday, inviting them to testify before lawmakers as part of the committee's ongoing probe into the public safety impact of sanctuary policies.
Comer requested Democratic Governors Kathy Hochul of New York, Tim Walz of Minnesota, and JB Pritzker of Illinois testify before the committee during a May 15 hearing.
'President Trump is preparing to take executive action to withhold federal funding from sanctuary states.'
The letters stated, "The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is continuing to investigate sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States and their impact on public safety and the effectiveness of federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws of the United States."
"Sanctuary jurisdictions and their obstructionist policies hinder the ability of federal law enforcement officers to effectuate safe arrests and remove dangerous criminals from American communities," it continued. "This threatens Americans' safety."
Comer requested several documents from the state leaders, including all materials and communications related to sanctuary policies.
The committee previously heard testimony in March from Democratic mayors of sanctuary cities, including Eric Adams of New York, Michelle Wu of Boston, Brandon Johnson of Chicago, and Mike Johnston of Denver.
Comer stated Thursday, "Harboring aliens is a federal crime. Sanctuary policies championed by these governors jeopardize the safety of Americans and defy U.S. immigration laws."
"President Trump is preparing to take executive action to withhold federal funding from sanctuary states," he added. "Working alongside President Trump, Congress must ensure federal immigration law is enforced and that criminal aliens are swiftly removed from our communities."
Hochul indicated that she would be willing to testify, Politico reported.
She told reporters on Thursday, "We just received notification of their interest in my opinion on state laws, which I'm happy to share with them."
"I told people like Tom Homan that I will continue doing what our practice has been from the beginning, which is to cooperate with ICE when they have a warrant or they have evidence that there's a person who's committed a serious crime," Hochul said.
According to Alex Gough, a spokesperson for Pritzker, the governor is still reviewing Comer's request for documents. He has not yet determined whether he will testify.
Gough stated, "Let's call this what this is: another partisan dog and pony show."
Teddy Tschann, a spokesperson for Walz, said, "Governor Walz is happy to work with Congress, but since Minnesota is not a sanctuary state, one can't help but wonder if this is, perhaps, politically motivated."
Meanwhile, acting U.S. District Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba announced that she is launching her own investigation into Governor Phil Murphy (D) and state attorney General Matt Platkin over New Jersey’s order prohibiting local police from cooperating with federal immigration agents.
"That will no longer stand. [U.S. Attorney General] Pam Bondi has made it clear and so has our president that we are to take all criminals, violent criminals and criminals out of this country and to completely enforce federal law," Habba told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Thursday.
"And anybody who does get ... in the way of what we are doing — which is not political, it is simply against crime — will be charged in the state of New Jersey for obstruction, for concealment," Habba continued. "And I will come after hard."
Murphy's office and Platkin's office declined a request for comment from ABC News.
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Tim Walz's record as governor of Minnesota grows more troubling as the consequences of his policies have played out.
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