In yet another infuriating example of soft-on-crime progressive justice, a Minnesota government worker accused of causing over $20,000 in damage by vandalizing Teslas has been spared criminal charges by a far-left district attorney more interested in coddling criminals than defending victims.
The suspect, 33-year-old Dylan Bryan Adams, allegedly took his dog for a walk and brought a can of destruction along for the ride—keying and scraping paint off at least six Teslas in Minneapolis. Surveillance footage and police investigations reportedly linked Adams, a state employee with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, to the felony-level damage.
But instead of facing criminal consequences, Adams is getting what the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office calls a “diversion.” Translation: no charges, no trial, no accountability.
Progressive DA Mary Moriarty, a George Soros-backed former public defender who’s become notorious for putting criminals first, said the decision to pursue diversion was based on a desire to help Adams keep his job and pay restitution.
“This is an approach taken in many property crime cases and helps to ensure the individual keeps their job and can pay restitution,” her office claimed, ignoring the blatant slap in the face to law-abiding citizens and victims of the crimes.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara wasn’t having it. In a pointed statement, he tore into the DA’s office for once again leaving victims in the dust.
“The Minneapolis Police Department did its job,” O’Hara said. “It identified and investigated a crime trend, identified and arrested a suspect, and presented a case file… This case impacted at least six different victims and totaled over $20,000 in damages.”
He continued: “Our investigators are always frustrated when the cases they poured their hearts into are declined. In my experience, the victims in these cases often feel the same.”
It’s not hard to see why. Adams’ actions weren’t minor infractions—they were deliberate, destructive, and costly. But thanks to Moriarty’s soft touch, he won’t even see the inside of a courtroom.
This leniency comes just a month after Minnesota’s Democrat Governor Tim Walz publicly mocked Tesla investors, saying that watching the electric car company’s stock fall gave him “a little boost during the day.” That comment aged poorly, given that one of his own state employees is now accused of targeting those same vehicles. While Adams isn’t a political appointee, he is part of the state bureaucracy—raising even more questions about the culture of accountability under Democrat leadership in Minnesota.
Moriarty, who won her seat with help from the radical left, has been under fire since day one. In her very first week on the job, she dropped rape charges against a man accused of assaulting a teenage girl, citing procedural misconduct. Then she tried to cut sweetheart deals for teen killers involved in the murder of 23-year-old Zaria McKeever, sparking public outrage and forcing Attorney General Keith Ellison—another Soros darling—to take over the case.
Minnesota voters should be asking themselves: how many more victims will it take before the state gets serious about crime? Because under this “restorative justice” regime, it’s clear the only people being restored are the criminals.
