A progressive prosecutor is declining to charge a Minnesota state employee after he was caught on camera allegedly causing an estimated $20,000 worth of damages to Tesla vehicles in protest of billionaire Elon Musk.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s office is seeking diversion for Minnesota Department of Human Service employee Dylan Adams after he allegedly vandalized at least six Teslas in Minneapolis while walking his dog.

“This is an approach taken in many property crime cases and helps to ensure the individual keeps their job and can pay restitution, as well as reducing the likelihood of repeat offenses,” the DA’s office told CBS News.

If the vandalism continues, the County Attorney’s office would not rule out charges. Progressive County Attorney Mary Moriarty took office in 2023 and has faced strong criticism for her soft-on-crime approach. On several occasions, Moriarty has shown leniency to violent criminals, including suspects charged with murder and sexual assault, leading to disputes with prosecutors and outrage among victims’s families.

The Minneapolis Police Department blasted the county attorney’s office for its refusal to pursue charges against the Tesla vandal, making it the latest clash between police and the county’s lax prosecutor.

“The Minneapolis Police Department did its job. It identified and investigated a crime trend, identified, and arrested a suspect, and presented a case file to the Hennepin County Attorney Office for consideration of charges,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a statement to local outlet KARE.

“This case impacted at least six different victims and totaled over $20,000 in damages. Any frustration related to the charging decision of the Hennepin County Attorney should be directed solely at her office.”

O’Hara previously said each instance of damage was a felony when the incident first came to light. The damage to Teslas in Minneapolis is one of numerous instances of left-wing activists attacking Teslas to protest Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Progressives have focused their ire on Musk as the public face of DOGE’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce and lay off government employees. Musk is also the world’s richest man. He leveraged that wealth to become one of Trump’s largest political donors after donating to Democrats throughout his career.

The Justice Department and FBI are actively investigating nationwide vandalism against Teslas and consider them to be acts of domestic terrorism. Last month, the Justice Department announced charges against three defendants accused of burning Tesla cars and damaging Tesla property in protest of Musk.