2 people charged for defacing Teslas in DC with 'political hate speech'
Apr 03, 2025
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- D.C. police said two people have been arrested for defacing Teslas in the District.
On Thursday, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said officers arrested a man and a woman for writing political hate speech on people's Teslas.
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e about my support of Nazis’: 2 people wanted for defacing people’s Teslas with ‘political hate speech,’ DC police say
The man and woman defaced people's Teslas in these areas:
March 1, at approximately 10:11 a.m., in the 200 block of K Street, Northeast
March 2, at approximately 6:15 p.m., in the 200 block of 11th Street, Northeast
March 21, at approximately 5:15 p.m., in the 600 block of G Street, Northeast
March 8, at approximately 8:05 a.m., and on Friday, March 14, between 12 a.m. and 8:06 a.m., in the 600- 700 blocks of F Street, Northeast
The man also defaced Teslas in these areas:
March 9, at approximately 3:48 p.m., and on Monday, March 10, at approximately 3:48 p.m., in the 800 block of F Street, Northeast
March 12, at approximately 12:35 p.m., in the 600 block of G Street, Northeast
MPD said 49-year-old Justin Fisher turned himself in on Tuesday and was charged with eight counts of defacing public or private property.
50-year-old Emily Fisher turned herself in on Wednesday and was charged with five counts of defacing public or private property.
MPD said it is investigating the offenses as being potentially motivated by "Political Affiliation hate or bias." ...read more read less