Massachusetts police arrest man accused of vandalizing Teslas at dealership

Yet another arrest has been made in Massachusetts in the ongoing vandalism of Tesla vehicles across the U S in a backlash against the President Trump administration and billionaire advisor Elon Musk the owner of the automaker Peabody Police on Tuesday arrested Grady Pierre of Saugus on counts of defacing property and one count of disturbing the peace The department accuses him of pouring paint on a number of Tesla vehicles parked in the lot at the local Tesla dealership at Andover St They stated that he was scheduled for arraignment on the charges at Peabody District Court The arrest is the latest in nationwide protests against the Trump administration and the efforts of Musk who runs the newly created Department of Cabinet Efficiency or DOGE and is tasked with dramatically downsizing federal ruling body operations Specific protesters are taking their agenda disagreements not to rallies like the one in which tens of thousands joined in Boston on Saturday but to alleged acts of criminal mischief primarily by vandalizing the electric vehicles sold by Tesla Musk s company There have been multiple instances in Massachusetts but also all over the country and even the world Various go so far as setting fire to the vehicles like the matter of a man in Las Vegas The backlash has defaced not only the vehicles but the value of the once high-flying company whose stock prices soared in what seemed to be a reinvention of the auto industry The company lost another in stock price by close of area Monday Tesla s sales fell in the first three months of the year according to the Associated Press