PLANO, Texas — A man was arrested in North Texas and charged by federal officials with vandalizing a Colorado Tesla dealership.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the federal charges against 24-year-old Cooper Jo Frederick in a post to X, formerly Twitter.
Those charges are connected to the March 7 vandalism of a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colo. According to Bondi, Cooper firebombed the dealership, describing the actions as “domestic terrorism.”
20 years. No negotiating.The DOJ is prosecuting the Tesla firebombing as a federal crime.If you target Americans with violence, this is what’s coming. pic.twitter.com/JhXy1zTE8u
— Pam Bondi – News and Commentary (@PamBondi_AG) April 1, 2025
During her announcement, Bondi stated that officials arrested Frederick in Plano. Jail records show Cooper was booked into the Hopkins County Jail, about an hour and a half northeast of Dallas, where he faces a federal weapon possession charge.
The charge comes after a series of vandalism incidents at the Loveland dealership, which has ranged from graffiti on vehicles to Molotov cocktails being thrown.
“All of these cases are a serious threat to public safety,” Bondi said. “Therefore, there will be no negotiating. We are seeking 20 years in prison.”
According to the Loveland Police Department, officers originally arrested and charged Frederick on Thursday, March 13. Loveland PD stated that Frederick ignited and threw a firebomb between two vehicles, which an officer quickly extinguished. Frederick was booked into jail and charged with using an explosive or incendiary device during a felony, possessing an explosive or incendiary device, arson of a business, criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit a class 5 or 6 felony.
Frederick had since bonded out on those charges before his federal arrest in North Texas.