Texarkana man crashes mini four-wheeler into Teslas, carves 'Elon' into vehicles
'I was inside having lunch when my phone alerted me,' said Virita Carstaffin, the owner of one of the damaged Teslas. 'It's going to cost over $1,000 just to fix the front door.' She also confirmed she had no connection to Cox.
Later that same day, officers identified Cox riding the same four-wheeler near Summerhill and New Boston roads. 'He gave a fake name, which they quickly figured out wasn't real,' said Texarkana Police Department PIO Shawn Vaughn. 'Based on the surveillance video, they knew for a fact he was the one who at least hit the initial Tesla.'
But the vandalism spree didn't stop there. Authorities believe Cox also targeted Teslas at Lowe's on Walton Drive and Genesis Prime Care on College Drive—this time reportedly using a sharp object to carve the name 'Elon' into the side of the vehicles.
Cox is now being held in Bi-State Jail with his bond set at $105,000. The motive remains unclear, but one thing's certain: his anti-Tesla stunt has left a bizarre mark on the city—and a few very expensive repair bills.
BUSTED: Large Texas man arrested after crashing mini 4-wheeler into parked Tesla vehicles across the city of Texarkana pic.twitter.com/08ihYzpXRJ — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 26, 2025
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