A Minnesota state fiscal policy analyst under Governor Tim Walz will not be charged after admitting to vandalizing six Teslas, causing a reputed $21,000 in damages.
Dylan Bryan Adams, 33, was caught on surveillance video keying different Teslas in the Minneapolis area.
One victim of the Tesla vandalism told the Minnesota Star Tribune that the marks on her car appeared to be a failed attempt to carve a swastika.
“Our main priorities are to secure restitution for the victims and hold Mr. Adams accountable,” Hennepin County Attorney’s Office spokesman Daniel Borgertpoepping stated.
“As a result, we will file for pre-charge diversion to best facilitate both of those goals. This is an approach taken in many property crime cases and helps to ensure the individual keeps their job and can pay restitution, as well as reducing the likelihood of repeat offenses.”
“Criminal prosecution remains a possibility should unlawful behavior continue.”
“Participants in the county attorney’s diversion program are expected to sign a contract which could include conditions like community service and restitution payments,” the Star Tribune noted.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara responded:
“The Minneapolis Police Department did its job. It identified and investigated a crime trend, identified and arrested a suspect, and presented a case file to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for consideration of charges. This case impacted at least six victims and totaled over $20,000 in damages. Any frustration related to the charging decision of the Hennepin County Attorney should be directed solely at her office.
Our investigators are always frustrated when the cases they poured their hearts into are declined. In my experience, the victims in these cases often feel the same.”
“We are reviewing the matter at this time,” Minnesota DHS stated to the Star Tribune.
“State employees are expected to follow our code of conduct and hold themselves to the highest ethical standards through their words and actions.”
Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County Attorney, was a former public defender who became Hennepin County Attorney in January 2023.
“She vowed to make police more accountable and change the culture of an office she believes had long overemphasized punishment without addressing the root causes of crime,” KFGO reported in July 2024.
Attorney Gretchen Gray-Larson said her colleagues who kept working in the office were unhappy, adding, “People are afraid to talk. The morale is horrible.”
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