Alleged Trans Boston Student Firebombs Tesla Dealership—DOJ Says He’s Toast [WATCH]

A 19-year-old Boston college student was arrested by federal agents in Massachusetts after allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership in Kansas City, Missouri during spring break.

🚨#BREAKING: #FBI Boston & @FBIKansasCity special agents & our partners at the ATF have arrested Owen McIntire, a college student in Boston, for allegedly launching a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla facility in Kansas City, MO, while home on spring break. https://t.co/csDfvwav6H pic.twitter.com/egcpuyFHaD

— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) April 18, 2025

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Owen McIntire, a Kansas City native and student currently enrolled in a Boston-area college, was taken into custody on Friday and made his initial court appearance in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.

McIntire is facing federal charges including unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and malicious damage by fire of property used in interstate commerce.

Owen is a 19 year old HE, not a she:

Link: https://t.co/KnMlxgWKBc pic.twitter.com/BCNchdQ39v

— Raven’s Nest (@RavensNest1776) April 18, 2025

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The charges stem from an incident on March 17, when a Kansas City, Missouri Police Department (KCMOPD) officer witnessed smoke coming from a Tesla Cybertruck at the Kansas City Tesla Center shortly before midnight.

According to an affidavit, the officer also discovered an intact Molotov cocktail near the burning vehicle.

Crews from the Kansas City Fire Department responded and extinguished the blaze, which had spread from the initial Cybertruck to another vehicle parked nearby.

Court filings indicate that the two Cybertrucks involved had sale values of $105,485 and $107,485, respectively.

Additionally, two Tesla charging stations—each valued at approximately $550—were also damaged in the fire.

🚨 #BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel just announced they have ARRESTED the terrorist who firebombed a Kansas City, MO Tesla showroom

He’s facing 20 YEARS, and this is the SECOND anti-Tesla terrorist caught this week.

FBI apprehended Owen McIntire, a college student in Boston.… pic.twitter.com/szVJ1YftQh

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 18, 2025

Following the incident, agents and forensic specialists from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) examined the scene.

Investigators recovered Molotov cocktail components believed to have been used in the attack and gathered surveillance footage showing a person—allegedly McIntire—wearing a distinctive large hat, lighting the incendiary devices, and hurling them at the Tesla vehicles before walking away from the scene.

The hat worn during the attack was later recovered near the dealership and tested for DNA.

Forensic analysis confirmed that the DNA on the hat matched that of a male individual, further supporting investigators’ case against McIntire.

🚨 NEW: In a surprise to absolutely NOBODY, the terrorist just arrested by FBI for firebombing a Tesla dealership in Kansas City is trans

Almost **50%** of those arrested for terrorizing Tesla showrooms have been trans

TRANS VIOLENCE NEEDS TO
BE ADDRESSED NOW! https://t.co/1fheonenNg pic.twitter.com/c2UMDwxkN6

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 18, 2025

U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a firm warning following the arrest.

“Let me be extremely clear to anyone who still wants to firebomb a Tesla property: You will not evade us,” Bondi said.

“You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You will spend decades behind bars. It is not worth it.”

“You will not evade us. You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You will spend decades behind bars. It is not worth it.” – @AGPamBondi

Kansas City Resident Arrested and Charged in Connection with Tesla Arson

🔗: https://t.co/lXIsCKXMZS pic.twitter.com/JF69JOUnng

— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) April 18, 2025

FBI Director Kash Patel also weighed in on the arrest, noting it was the second such incident involving Tesla properties that week.

“These actions are dangerous, they are illegal, and we are going to arrest those responsible,” Patel stated.

“We will work with our partners at the Department of Justice to hold accountable anyone who commits such crimes.”

BREAKING: This morning, I can report the FBI arrested another suspect on charges related to attacking Tesla facilities.

This individual we believe set fire to multiple Tesla vehicles at a dealership in Kansas City, MO on March 17th.

This is our second Tesla-related arrest this…

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 18, 2025

The investigation is being jointly handled by the FBI field offices in Kansas City and Boston, along with the ATF and the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.

No additional suspects have been named at this time.

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