By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-25 18:22:52 | Updated at 2025-03-29 03:39:51
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A disabled woman has been left distraught after a man caused up to $10,000 of damage to her expensive Tesla while she enjoyed a meal with her family.
Abigail Gill was dining at Olive Garden in Wichita with her family when they noticed her brand new red Tesla had deep scratches running the length of the vehicle after their meal on March 20, according to KAKE News.
The young woman, who is wheelchair-bound, believes her vehicle was targeted due the brand belonging to Elon Musk and is the latest in a string of Tesla attacks.
'Damaging a personal vehicle does not affect Elon Musk,' she criticized to the local outlet. 'It's not damaging who you're thinking it is.'
Gill said the vandal - who was dressed in Lilo and Stitch pajamas pants - caused up to $10,000 in damage to her new car, which can range between $40,000 and $100,000 depending on the model and upgrades.
'It felt really disappointing that this is happening in such a great country, a great state. For this to be happening in Kansas of all places, it's shocking,' she said.
The alleged criminal was seen initially walking by her car without incident, but roughly 45 minutes later, he exited the restaurant and was caught on the car's cameras driving a key into the paint along the driver's side door.
He would later do the same to the passenger's side door as he left with a bag of leftovers and a red backpack with Lilo and Stitch stuffed keychains on it.
Abigail Gill was dining at Olive Garden in Wichita with her family when they noticed her brand new red Tesla had deep scratches running the length of the vehicle after their meal on March 20
The young woman, who is wheelchair-bound, believes her vehicle was targeted due the brand belonging to Elon Musk and is the latest in a string of Tesla attacks
'Damaging a personal vehicle does not affect Elon Musk,' she criticized to the local outlet. 'It's not damaging who you're thinking it is.' The man allegedly damaged eight panels on the car, which could cost her between $1,000 and $10,000 to fix
She also said she had seen the vandal in the restaurant after he walked by her table several times.
'I just hope that he definitely gets the correct punishment,' Gill told KAKE News. 'I hope he pays for all of the damages, I hope the police find him.'
The man allegedly damaged eight panels on the car, which could cost her between $1,000 and $10,000 to fix, she told the outlet.
Wichita Police are still looking for the suspect.
Since the attack, Gill and her family have been discussing if it is safe drive their Teslas and leave them in public parking spots.
But for Gill, she said she really needs to use her Tesla as it's 'very easy for me to drive' with her disability.
'You have put a very big crisis on me because I am in a wheelchair,' she said, regarding the vandal. 'It's going to take some time before I'm able to drive and move in a vehicle.'
Earlier this month, another Tesla charging station was vandalized and around 20 cars were damaged in Belfast, Ireland.
The alleged criminal was seen initially walking by her car without incident, but roughly 45 minutes later, he exited the restaurant and was caught on the car's cameras driving a key into the paint along the driver's side door
He would later do the same to the passenger's side door as he left with a bag of leftovers in his Lilo and Stitch pajama pants
President Donald Trump has issued a chilling new warning to those accused of vandalizing and firebombing Tesla cars and charging stations. He threatened to send them to the same 'hellish' mega-prison in El Salvador and described those who commit such acts as 'terrorists'
A dealership in France was set ablaze destroying 12 vehicles worth a staggering $712,000 in what authorities are treating as a deliberate attack.
President Donald Trump has issued a chilling new warning to those accused of vandalizing and firebombing Tesla cars and charging stations.
He threatened to send them to the same 'hellish' mega-prison in El Salvador to which his officials have deported alleged Venezuelan gang members.
Trump weighed in hours after Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed suspects would face 'the full force of the law for using Molotov cocktails to set fire to Teslas.
The President said: 'I look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20 year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla.
'Perhaps they could serve them in the prisons of El Salvador, which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions!'
He also wrote on Truth Social: 'People that get caught sabotaging Teslas will stand a very good chance of going to jail for up to twenty years, and that includes the funders. WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!!!'
During later remarks in the Oval Office, he described those who commit such acts as 'terrorists.'
