NJ man turns self in over Cybertruck swastika vandalism
Elmo Randolph, 68, turned himself into police in the upscale Bergen County borough of Closter on Thursday after being caught scribbling a swastika on a parked car.
Randolph, of Orange, was charged with fourth-degree bias intimidation, according to the Daily Voice, which shared video footage of the alleged crime.
Elmo Randolph's mugshot.
Closter Police Department
In the footage, captured by one of the car's many cameras, a baseball cap-donning Randolph is seen in his car on June 15, parked next to a Tesla Cybertruck outside Gary's Liquors in the Closter Plaza.
He then opens his car door, leans out, and, with his fingers, scrawls a swastika onto the side of the dirty vehicle, the video shows.
The Cybertruck's owner reported the vandalism on June 16, and shared the car's surveillance footage with cops, the outlet reported.
Randolph was identified from the video, and turned himself in after learning the Closter Detective Bureau was looking for him.
In 2001, he was one of the plaintiffs in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit filed against the New Jersey State Police.
Randolph is a dentist who lives in Orange.
Instagram/randolphmatthewsdental
Randolph claimed he'd been stopped by police approximately 100 times, but never received a ticket.
He also alleged that he was subjected to searches of his car and interrogations about his profession, as well as how and where he obtained his luxury car.
Randolph received $75,000 from the state thanks to a 2002 settlement.
Randolph could not be reached for comment Saturday.
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