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- Oct 14, 202640% CONFIDENCELow confidencefrom the source
Tesla Collision Center Arsonist Paul Hyon Kim Faces Sentencing in Las Vegas
- Paul Hyon Kim is due to be sentenced on 14 October 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 6D before Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey in United States v. Kim (No. 2:25-cr-00093)[1]
- The hearing was first set for 27 May 2026 and has been pushed back twice on stipulated continuances, to 27 August and then 14 October[1][2]
- On 18 March 2025 Kim spray-painted 'RESIST' on the entrance of a Tesla Collision center in Las Vegas, shot out surveillance cameras and fired into vehicles with a PA-15 rifle fitted with a silencer, then threw three Molotov cocktails, two of which exploded; five Tesla vehicles were damaged[2]
- He pleaded guilty on 23 February 2026, without a plea agreement, to two counts of arson of property used in interstate commerce, one of attempted arson and one of possessing an unregistered destructive device[1][2]
- The charges carry a mandatory minimum of five years and a combined maximum of 70 years in prison[2]
- Kim, then 36, was arrested on 26 March 2025; Attorney General Pamela Bondi called the wave of attacks on Tesla property 'domestic terrorism'[3]
- The FBI, ATF and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police investigated, with help from the Clark County Fire Department[2]
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- [1]40%courtlistener.com/docket/69865323/united-states-v-kimcourtlistener.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Oct 14, 2026 ✓· 64% of score
Court order of 24 August 2026 (ECF 61): 'The sentencing and disposition is continued to October 14, 2026, at 01:30 PM in LV Courtroom 6D before Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey.'
- [2]95%Nevada Man Pleads Guilty To Arson At Tesla Collision Center In Las Vegasjustice.gov· Published Feb 24, 2026· 28% of score
The US Attorney's release: Kim pleaded guilty to two counts of arson of property used in interstate commerce, one of attempted arson and one of possessing an unregistered destructive device; five-year mandatory minimum, 70-year maximum; sentencing was then scheduled for 27 May 2026 before Judge Dorsey.[1]
- [3]85%Nevada Resident Arrested And Charged In Connection With Violent Tesla Arson In Las Vegasjustice.gov· Published Mar 27, 2025· 8% of score
Kim, 36, arrested by Las Vegas police on 26 March 2025 and charged by criminal complaint with arson and possessing an unregistered firearm; quotes Attorney General Pamela Bondi calling the attacks on Tesla property 'domestic terrorism'.[1]
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