Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness,
A Minnesota state employee who vandalized six Tesla vehicles last year, causing up to $21,000 in damage, received no jailtime and just a single-day suspension from his job,state records show.
Dylan Adams, an employee with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), was caught on Tesla security cameras keying the vehicles in March and early April 2025, amida rash of anti-Tesla vandalism and firebomb attacksthroughout the nation.
The anti-Tesla attacks coincided with nationwide “Tesla Takedown” demonstrations organized byActBlue-funded groupsto agitate against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
As the Fiscal Policy Analyst and Compliance Lead on DHS’s Program Integrity Team, Adams isreportedlyresponsible for preventing waste, fraud and abuse in public benefit programs in a state that has recently seenan estimated$300 million in child nutrition funds and $9 billion in Medicaid funds lost to waste, fraud, and abuse.
According toa reporton the Minnesota DHS investigation,Adams indicated that he was “concerned” about Musk making a “Nazi salute” during a 2024 campaign event,a malicious smearpropagated by Democrats and their allies in the media.
He also admitted that he vandalized the Teslas “in hopes the owners would disassociate themselves from Elon Musk and Tesla.”
Adams told investigators he was “on a break” or “out sick” during the times he was out keying Tesla vehicles, however Adams’ state time card, obtained byAlpha News,shows he logged a full eight-hour workday during the time period he was committing some of the crimes.
Regardless, he was “punished” with just an unpaid, one-day suspension on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
“You are reminded that you are expected to comply with all Enterprise and Agency policies and fulfill your responsibility of maintaining public trust; failure to do so could result in further disciplinary action up to and including termination of your employment,” a letter sent to Adams on Jan. 20 reads.
Source: ZeroHedge News
