Dynamic duo

Dug himself into a hole this time, the idiot (but at least his arrest wiped the smile off his face)

2 arrested in Colorado Tesla attacks face federal charges for use of incendiary devices

DENVER (TNND) — Two men in Colorado face serious federal charges after a series of violent, destructive attacks on a Tesla dealership in Loveland that involved incendiary devices, Molotov cocktails, and disturbing acts of vandalism.

Cooper Jo Frederick, 24, from Fort Collins, was arrested on March 14, following an extensive investigation into multiple attacks on the Loveland Tesla dealership, located at 1606 N. Lincoln Avenue. The charges against him are as shocking as the crimes themselves: the use of explosives or incendiary devices during a felony, possession of such devices, second-degree arson, and criminal mischief.

Frederick’s arrest comes after a March 7 incident, where he is accused of igniting an incendiary device and hurling it at the dealership, narrowly missing several parked vehicles. The device landed between two cars, creating a fire that put lives at risk, Loveland police said. A quick-thinking officer on the scene was able to extinguish the flames before any serious injuries occurred. Rocks were also thrown damaging both the building and multiple vehicles.

This wasn’t an isolated event. Over the last two months, Frederick had targeted the Tesla dealership multiple times.

But Frederick isn’t the only one facing charges. A second individual, Lucy Grace Nelson, a 42-year-old transgender woman who also goes by Justin Thomas Nelson, is facing charges for separate but equally disturbing acts of violence at the same location. Nelson’s criminal spree started on February 11 when he was allegedly caught spray-painting "Nazi cars" on the Tesla building’s front windows, using a vulgar expletive. On February 24, police said they found Nelson’s car packed with gasoline, Molotov cocktail materials, and wick material, mirroring evidence found from earlier incidents. Nelson was charged with malicious destruction of property and was released on a personal recognizance bond from federal charges.

Here’s more on “Lucy” — don’t you love (Loveland?) her?

Trans Tesla arsonist who threw Molotov cocktails at cars lives with mom and calls himself ‘baby’.

The only good news, if you can call it that, for these two is that they’re probably destined for a federal, rather than a state prison, where the population comprises, generally, fewer prisoners convicted of violent crimes, and security is better. Their sentences may be longer, particularly if they’re convicted of domestic terrorism, but their time behind bars will probably be less eventful.

Or so I’ve heard; thankfully, I have no personal knowledge of either type of institution (yet).