Tesla Arson Suspect Released After Lawyer Argues Detention Would Disrupt Sex-change Treatments

A assemblage springbreaker accused of torching 2 Tesla Cybertrucks successful Missouri has been released from national custody aft his lawyer based on that remaining successful jailhouse would disrupt ongoing sex-change treatment. 

Owen McIntire, 19, was released and ordered into location detention astatine his parents' Missouri location by a national tribunal successful Massachusetts this week and ordered by a judge to reply to nan charges against him connected Thursday.

McIntire was arrested successful Massachusetts past period and faces national charges successful Missouri for allegedly utilizing a homemade incendiary instrumentality to ignite nan 2 electrical vehicles connected March 17. He faces charges of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive instrumentality and malicious harm to spot by fire.

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Owen McIntire, 19, is charged successful relationship pinch nan Tesla arson. (U.S. Department of Justice)

McIntire's national nationalist defender based on that his customer is simply a assemblage student pinch nary anterior criminal grounds pinch "well-documented aesculapian and intelligence wellness needs – including autism spectrum upset (ASD), ADHD, depression, and gender dysphoria," tribunal records state.

"He besides receives gender-affirming aesculapian care, which began successful March of this twelvemonth and is apt to beryllium interrupted aliases terminated wholly if he remains successful pretrial detention," an April 23 tribunal filing said. "This care, on pinch intelligence wellness support, is integral to his well-being."

At nan clip of nan attack, McIntire was enrolled astatine nan University of Massachusetts to prosecute a physics degree.

Evidence is shown astatine nan segment of McIntire’s alleged arson. (Justice Department)

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The lawyer said nan Justice Department suggested nan alleged onslaught had "political overtones" but was speculative. 

McIntire trained successful ballet from ages 8 to 15 but discontinue during a "difficult period" aft being diagnosed pinch depression, which he manages pinch medicine and therapy, nan filing states. Fox News Digital has reached retired to McIntire's attorney. 

Agents and forensic experts from nan Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered and analyzed cardinal grounds from nan Tesla attack, including Molotov cocktails allegedly utilized successful nan arson. 

Authorities later recovered video footage of a personification who they judge to beryllium McIntire wearing a ample hat, lighting nan devices and throwing them astatine nan Cybertrucks earlier stepping away.

Owen McIntire, 19, was granted merchandise into nan custody of his parents connected April 24. (Justice Department)

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Two Tesla charging stations were besides damaged by nan fire, each pinch an approximate worth of $550.

Fox News Digital's Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.