Police chief rips Tesla arson suspects release after yet another incident at Tesla dealer unfolds: No repercussions to lawlessness

A Colorado police chief blasted the release of a suspect on bond who allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at vehicles and spray-painted “Nazi cars” at a Tesla dealership — after yet another arson incident broke out at the same business. Just after midnight on Friday, Loveland police officers responded to an arson call at the local Tesla dealership, where they found an incendiary device between two cars on the property had caught fire and put “several occupants inside Tesla at risk,” according to the police department.The scene smelled strongly of gasoline, and several vehicles were damaged by what appeared to be thrown rocks, officers said.“It’s incredibly challenging to keep our citizens safe from copycat behavior when there are no repercussions to lawlessness,” Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran said, according to a press release.Lucy Grace Nelson, 40, who formerly identified as Justin Thomas Nelson, was arrested last month in connection to four incidents of vandalism and explosive device use at the Tesla dealership. She was booked into jail with a $100,000 cash bond and released the next day, according to Chris Padgett, the police department’s information officer.“I couldn’t be more disappointed with a criminal justice system that would release an individual on a PR bond who placed incendiary devices at a Loveland business,” Doran added. “This decision is not just troubling for our community but reflects a broader problem faced nationwide,” he said.The latest arson incident on Friday did not immediately appear to be directly connected to Nelson’s release, according to officers.Loveland’s criminal investigation team is gathering evidence from the incident, along with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.The Tesla dealership had been vandalized and explosive devices had been found on the scene three separate times starting in January before officers arrested Nelson on Feb.24, according to the police departmen...