A 40-year-old woman was arrested in connection to recent vandalism at a Loveland Tesla dealership when she returned there late Monday with explosive devices, police said on Wednesday.
Denver Gazette news partner 9News reported Wednesday that Lucy Nelson faces charges of criminal mischief and use of a explosive of incendiary device, according to Loveland Police. Her arrest comes after the dealership was vandalized multiple times in recent weeks.
Vandalism at the dealership, located at 1606 N. Lincoln Ave., was made public earlier this month. On Feb. 7, police said someone attempted to set a fire on the property and that the dealership’s building and some of its vehicles were spray-painted with graffiti. Police said some of the graffiti was offensive and hateful.
That was the third instance of vandalism with other incidents, occurring on Feb. 2 and Jan. 29.
According to police, Nelson returned to the dealership late Monday and had “incendiary devices” and other items associated with the vandalism with her. Detectives took her into custody before any additional damage to the dealership occurred.
She was booked into the Larimer County jail and is being held on a $100,000 bond. Anyone with information about the incidents or Nelson, who police said also goes by Justin Nelson, is asked to call the Loveland Police tip line at 970-962-2032 or Larimer County Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868.
Loveland Police are continuing to work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives’ Denver Division and said Nelson will also likely face federal charges.
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