Another Alleged ‘Queer’ Tesla Vandal Charged In Connection With GOP Firebombing

The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a self-professed “queer scientist” linked to the firebombing of a Tesla dealership and the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) headquarters in Albuquerque.

The suspect, Albuquerque resident Jamison Wagner, 40, was charged with two federal counts of malicious damage or destruction of property by fire or explosives in connection to arson attacks at the Tesla Albuquerque Showroom on Feb. 9 and the RPNM headquarters on March 30, according to a Monday DOJ press release. This comes after numerous arrests have been made in connection to attacks on Tesla facilities, with many of the alleged vandals also appearing to be queer-identifying.

Wagner is accused of spray-painting graffiti on six vehicles in red and black paint with the phrases, “Die Elon,” “Tesla Nazi Inc” and “Die Tesla Nazi,” along with swastika symbols. He allegedly also painted “ICE=KKK” on the RPMM building the following month, prosecutors allege.

“Let this be the final lesson to those taking part in this ongoing wave of political violence,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi in the DOJ statement. “We will arrest you, we will prosecute you, and we will not negotiate. Crimes have consequences.”

Wagner appears to be a member of a group called “500 Queer Scientists,” which brands itself as a “visibility campaign for LGBTQ+” scientists, the Washington Free Beacon first reported. “I am queer and I am an electrical engineer,” Wagner’s biography on the site reads.