Hapless anti-Musk activist sets himself on fire after attacking South Carolina Tesla charging station with Molotov cocktails
By: Anthony Blair
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A hapless arsonist who tried to burn down a Tesla charging station in protest at President Trump and Elon Musk ended up setting himself on fire, according to authorities.
Daniel Clarke-Pounder, 24, burned down three EV chargers in a South Carolina parking lot Friday — where he scrawled "f-k Trump," and "long live the Ukraine," according to federal prosecutors.
He was seen throwing five Molotov cocktails — one of which left him on fire, according to witnesses who saw him fleeing the North Charleston lot.
Witnesses said "that the suspect had accidentally caught their own back on fire while throwing the devices," the initial police report said.
Clark-Pounder, a mechanic from James Island, was arrested later on Friday after the police issued a public appeal to help find him. It was not clear how badly hurt he'd been by the fire.
"While we will defend the public's right to peaceful protest, we will not hesitate to act when protest crosses the line into violence and mayhem," Acting U.S. Attorney Brook B. Andrews said in a statement, as reported by WCBD.
"These kinds of attacks have no place in our community. … We must remain united in our commitment to safety and respect for all, regardless of political differences."
Clarke-Pounder was arraigned in federal court on Friday afternoon and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
He has a previous arrest from May 2023 for a DUI, having an open alcohol container, and driving without insurance, according to a police records online..
Musk-owned EV giant Tesla has faced a backlash in response to its CEO's work in President Trump's administration as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.).
Last week, a Colorado Tesla dealership was attacked with Molotov cocktails while the words "Nazi cars" were spray-painted on the front of the building.
In another shocking incident a deranged anti-Musk dad scrawled a swastika on a Cybertruck in New York, leaving the car's Jewish owner horrified.
President Trump committed to buying a Tesla in front of the White House last week in a show of support to Musk, whom he described as an "incredible patriot."
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you another Darwin Award Winner.
He didn't die, so he does not qualify.
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At least he didn't get away with it.
I want to see him prosecuted for terrorism.
Gitmo is still holding terrorists. Wonder how he'd fit in.
For simple cases of arson? He was just a tourist protesting President Musk.
Yeah, nobody is stupid enough to believe that.
That was the point, as in January 6th...
Not the topic. Only warning.
Another Kamala voter showing us why they voted for her.
Terrorists now attacking electric cars. What a world.
Supposedly, climate change is the greatest threat to civilization. Yet simple political differences are enough for someone like Senator Mark Kelly, who claims to believe in a climate emergency, to trade in his Tesla for a Chevy Tahoe. It demonstrates yet again, that the people who claim to believe the most in a climate emergency sure have no problem acting personally like it doesn't exist.
When you have no personal integrity, just buy a Tahoe to make a political point.
Hilarious ….. the triggered in action. Reminds me of that antifa dimbulb who shot a hole in his mom’s basement demonstrating how to safely use his “clock 19”
A classic
Those people aren't attacking Tesla dealerships. They are tourists showing love.[✘]
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Don't forget the expressions of love in the summer of '20 which may have opened the door.......
More acts of "tolerance" from our leftist friends.
Molotov cocktails are dangerous and one has to be careful using them. This is hardly the first time someone has set themselves on fire using one
Only a [✘] sets themself on fire in such a manner.
That's one possibility but not the only one
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