Not only were the cars set on fire, investigators said they believed the arsonist also fired a gun into the cars. In addition, the word "Resist" was spray painted on the front of the Tesla center.

Tesla cars set on fire in Las Vegas at Badura and Jones. Graffiti on front window of building says "Resist". Photos taken 3/18/25 at 7am pic.twitter.com/cLj9RfGi7Z

— Emperor Batsteg (@batsteg) March 18, 2025

Today, police announced the arrest of a suspect in that case. His name is Paul Hyon Kim and he is a videographer and filmmaker.

A man police said set multiple Tesla vehicles on fire using Molotov cocktails has been arrested, according to court and jail records.

Paul Hyon Kim, 36, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Wednesday on a total of 15 counts, including suspicion of arson, destroying or injure real or personal property of another, value $5,000 or greater, possessing/disposing of a fire device, all felonies, and misdemeanor discharging a firearm into a vehicle.

So who is Paul Kim? He's a left-winger who seems to fit every stereotype of the person you might imagine would be behind an arson attack on a Tesla center.

Here are pictures of suspect Paul Kim provided by police pic.twitter.com/3yEqiSfyWc

— Tiffany Lane (@TiffanyNews3LV) March 27, 2025

People diving into his social media accounts have found support for various causes, from BLM to defunding the police to Palestine.

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Paul Kim, a far left activist who was arrested for the Tesla firebombing in Vegas, has multiple posts on his Facebook calling for defunding of the police.

Today, LVMPD arrested him on a total of 15 counts. FAFO indeed.

Let’s take a deeper dive into his socials👇

1/ https://t.co/aie1zEAsVP pic.twitter.com/JsQQvTE9vA

— Courtney Holland 🇺🇸 (@hollandcourtney) March 27, 2025

This appears to be the FB account belonging to Paul Kim, the dude who was arrested for allegedly setting a Tesla location on fire. He advocated for people to donate to help get violent BLM rioters get out of jail.

The Democratic Party is the party of violence. https://t.co/272okDDvAI pic.twitter.com/mtEVXQBq1L

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 27, 2025

On Paul Kim’s Instagram, he has multiple pro-Palestine posts, including in his last story.

He also was raising money for Palestine on his profile.

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— Courtney Holland 🇺🇸 (@hollandcourtney) March 27, 2025

Here's a scroll through what appears to be his Facebook account. It's nothing but left-wing politics.

Paul Kim, Bernie Bro who set a Tesla dealership ablaze in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/6EDstIEC9N

— Staci (@Staciopath) March 27, 2025

As mentioned above, police just held a press conference on the case during which they provided photos and previously unknown details of the crime, including the fact that Kim shot out the surveillance cameras before torching the cars.

Police identified Kim based on very limited information about his car and general description. They arrested him Wednesday night and then got a search warrant for his cars and apartment. They also mentioned that they had collected DNA at the scene of the crime. That was compared to a swab of Paul Kim and found to be a match. In addition the search of his apartment turned up a backpack with the same pink paint on it that was used to spray paint the front doors of the Tesla center.

In addition a litany of state charges, Paul Kim is also facing federal charges that haven't been made public yet (they should be later today). It's likely that this dope is going to spend quite a few years in prison for this stunt.

Here's the press conference. I'll update this story below if more announcements are made.