Accused serial Tesla vandal arrested in California

(KTLA) — An alleged serial Tesla vandal linked to more than a dozen incidents over the past two weeks has been arrested, authorities in Orange County, Calif., announced Wednesday.

Last week, Irvine, Calif., police shared video of a suspect spray-painting a Tesla in a shopping center parking garage on July 17 at about 10:30 p.m.

Three other Teslas were also found vandalized in the same parking garage.

Four days later, on July 24, police said they believed the serial spray painter had struck again and released updated surveillance footage on Facebook showing additional images of the suspect walking through the garage.

A 25-year-old Irvine man, Max Sebastian Solomon, was taken into custody on July 29, 2026, for allegedly vandalizing 13 Teslas. (Irvine........

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