Man arrested for throwing Molotov cocktails at Tesla dealership, police say

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A man in Oregon was arrested for possessing Molotov cocktails and attempting to destroy property at a Tesla dealership, according to the Department of Justice.

Officials said 41-year-old Adam Matthew Lansky has been charged by criminal complaint with illegally possessing an unregistered destructive device.

According to court documents, officers from the Salem Police Department responded on Jan. 20 to a report of someone throwing Molotov cocktails at a car dealership.

Officers returned to the same dealership on Feb. 19 after damage from what appeared to be bullets fired into a building and vehicle was reported.

Investigators said they soon linked Lansky to both incidents.

Surveillance video obtained from the car dealership appeared to show Lansky throwing Molotov cocktails that struck a dealership building and several vehicles, causing fires to start.

Surveillance video from a patrol car captured a vehicle parked near the dealership while Lansky is alleged to have discharged multiple firearm rounds into a building and at least one vehicle.

Investigators learned the vehicle was registered to Lansky and saw it at his residence.

Police arrested Lansky Tuesday without incident in Salem.

He appeared in federal court Wednesday before a U.S. magistrate judge. He was ordered to be held in jail pending further court proceedings.

The case is being investigated by the FBI, the ATF and the Salem Police Department.

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