Watch: Man on ATV Rams Parking Tesla in Texas Parking Lot

March 27, 2025

Texarkana Police believe the suspect also damaged other Teslas in the area.

A Texas man is behind bars after he was filmed ramming his ATV into a parked Tesla in a Texarkana parking lot.

Police who arrested the man a short time later say he also is suspected of vandalizing another Tesla, KTBS reported.

Demarqeyun Cox, 33, who has been charged with felony criminal mischief and failure to identify himself, is being held on $105,000 bail.

Attacks on Teslas and their operators sparked a nationwide warning from the FBI for people to be on the alert.

Several other similar incidents have occurred throughout in at least nine states.

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