Vandal busted after scrawling vile messages across 13 Teslas in California
Metro Vandal busted after scrawling vile messages across 13 Teslas in California By Nina Joudeh Published July 30, 2026, 4:45 p.m. Add The California Post on Google A California man accused of scrawling vile messages across 13 Teslas in a string of late-night attacks at the same Irvine shopping plaza has been arrested after a police officer connected him to an earlier incident involving a driver who was allegedly spat on. Max Sebastian Solomon, 25, of Irvine, was taken into custody Tuesday and is facing felony vandalism charges after investigators linked him to two separate vandalism sprees that left more than a dozen cars defaced with red spray paint, authorities said Wednesday.
- ▪Metro Vandal busted after scrawling vile messages across 13 Teslas in California By Nina Joudeh Published July 30, 2026, 4:45 p.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google A California man accused of scrawling vile messages across 13 Teslas in a string of late-night attacks at the same Irvine shopping plaza has been arrested after a police officer connected him to an earlier
- ▪Max Sebastian Solomon, 25, of Irvine, was taken into custody Tuesday and is facing felony vandalism charges after investigators linked him to two separate vandalism sprees that left more than a dozen cars defaced with red spray paint, autho
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