Parkville teen in Tesla arson case appears in federal court
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Parkville teen arrested for setting fire to two Teslas at the Kansas City dealership on State Line Road made his first court appearance Tuesday, June 3.
Owen McIntire, 19, appeared in U.S. District Court in Boston, where he’s been living as a student at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
McIntire faces federal charges on one count of unlawful possession of an uned destructive device (commonly referred to as a Molotov cocktail) and one count of malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce.
“ATF’s Special Agents and forensic experts recovered and analyzed key evidence—including Molotov cocktails—used in this deliberate and dangerous arson attack,” said Acting Director Dan Driscoll of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). “This wasn’t vandalism — it was a violent criminal act.”
On March 17, 2025, at approximately 11:15 p.m., a KD officer saw smoke coming from a grey KC Tesla Center parking lot before recovering a Molotov cocktail nearby. The fire spread from one Cybertruck to a second Cybertruck in the lot priced at $105,485 and $107,485, respectively.
McIntire has been out on bond since late April 2025.
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