New: Here's Why It Was an Especially Bad Move by Man Accused of Damaging Tesla in Mississippi

Saturday was the leftist protesters' big "Tesla Takedown" day.

Well, they had it. They screamed and yelled. They harassed a Tesla driver in Ohio. They had threatening signs in New York City. But Tesla is still there and so is Elon Musk.

The radical actions against Teslas continue on as the people attacking them can't seem to grok that the vehicles have cameras that will record what they do to damage the cars. As we reported, it even caught the action when a man allegedly cut off and attacked a woman driving a Tesla on the highway in Flagstaff, punching her through the window of her car.

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There have been a ton of bad moves behind the attacks on Teslas, and the people involved have run the gamut: young, elderly, well-off, educated (but pretty dumb for their alleged actions).

But a man in Brookhaven, Mississippi had perhaps an extra reason why he shouldn't have been allegedly trying to damage a Tesla.

Brookhaven Police said the man they identified as Osvaldo Torres-Rodriguez was caught on camera going after a Tesla with wire cutters at a Walmart in the town. Video shows the man damaging the hood and the driver's side of the car.

63-year-old Osvaldo Torres-Rodriguez, an illegal from Cuba, is allegedly who committed the vandalism Friday of a Tesla in Brookhaven, Mississippi.

He was caught on video using a set of pliers in the crime.

The Brookhaven Police Department is preparing a warrant for his arrest. https://t.co/QUbzg88y3L pic.twitter.com/vOoYv0EMhV
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) March 30, 2025

Police are investigating this as a felony vandalism case.

But here's the kicker.

According to WLBT3:

The suspect has been identified as 63-year-old Osvaldo Torres-Rodriguez. Brookhaven PD says that Torres-Rodriguez has an active felony warrant and is an undocumented immigrant.

Oops.

Brookhaven PD Chief Kenneth Collins stated, “It does not matter what your political views are, you have no right messing with people’s personal property. Felony charges will be filed of the individual(s) involved.”

They issued a warrant for his arrest. So this is all likely to affect his immigration status as well and given that it's in Mississippi, he may find ICE waiting for him with a one-way ticket out of the country.

Actor Dean Cain had a comment.

Bye Osvaldo... pic.twitter.com/3qWQncRgnU
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) March 31, 2025

The FBI is looking into the "Tesla terrorism" that has involved everything from burning cars to even shooting up dealerships. They're also looking into who is behind the actions as well, not just the people doing the actions. They're being taken very seriously, so the suspects behind these actions may end up with some serious time.

The crazy thing behind the people damaging cars like this is that they don't care that they're hurting people who have nothing to do with Elon Musk and many of whom are Democrats. What's wild, too, is that when they damage the cars, they're actually making more money for Tesla service centers who then have to repair the cars. So on one level, they don't get they're giving more money to Tesla.

The left hates Elon Musk precisely because he’s effective.

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