Mass. college student accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at Tesla facility in Missouri

A learner who goes to college in Boston was arrested Friday and accused of targeting a Tesla business in Missouri according to the U S Department of Justice The department explained Owen McIntire tried to set fire to a Tesla facility in Kansas City last month using Molotov cocktails When crews responded they commented they exposed two Cybertrucks up in flames According to investigators surveillance video witness accounts and forensic evidence tie the man to the scene McIntire faces federal charges including unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce FBI Boston s acting special agent in charge wrote in a declaration Peacefully protesting is protected activity Arson and destruction of property are violent crimes There are productive methods to express your desire for change but violence will never be one of them The FBI says this is the second arrest this week of a person charged with targeting Tesla McIntire is from Missouri the department reported in a declaration He was taken into police custody Friday