Federal prosecutors have charged a man who identifies as a woman in connection with a string of vandalism against a Colorado Tesla dealership, which included Molotov cocktails being thrown at vehicles and the words “Nazi cars” spray painted on the building, along with a message that appeared directed at company co-founder Elon Musk.
Justin Thomas Nelson, who goes by the name of Lucy Grace Nelson, appeared in federal court in Denver briefly Thursday after being arrested on a single federal charge of malicious destruction of property. His ankles and wrists were shackled. He wore a purple tie-dye shirt and red-and-black checked pants, as he sat in the jury box with other defendants waiting for their cases to be called.
