Source: New York Post
“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.” (03/18/25)