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Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Arson at Tesla Collision Center in Las Vegas

February 25, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Faces minimum statutory penalty of five years in prison.

A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty on Feb. 24 to using a firearm and Molotov cocktails to destroy and damage vehicles and property at a Tesla Collision center in March 2025.

According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Paul Hyon Kim spray-painted the word “RESIST” on the front of the Tesla Collision center entrance on March 18, 2025. He then used a PA-15 multi-caliber firearm equipped with a .300 Blackout upper receiver and a 7.62mm silencer to shoot out surveillance cameras before firing

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