'Karen' called KAREN was caught on camera damaging Tesla Cybertruck with nail-studded board, cops say
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A woman aptly named Karen was caught on camera damaging a Tesla Cybertruck with a board of nails, prompting police to subsequently arrest her in a bizarre vandalism incident.
Karen Cooke Lewis, 67, was arrested in Collettsville, North Carolina, for damaging the controversial vehicle on Tuesday, according to the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office.
Collettsville is a small unincorporated community about two hours north of Charlotte.
The owner of the Cybertruck, identified in an arrest warrant as Jason Lamar Hooper, captured the alleged attack on surveillance footage and reported it to police, who then quickly identified the perpetrator.
The alleged vandalism occurred on Sunday and Lewis was placed in custody two days later at the Caldwell County Detention Center on a $1,000 bond.
Captain Thomas Bailey confirmed to the Daily Mail that Lewis posted bond and was released. Court records indicate she was only in custody for about an hour.
Hooper shared surveillance footage from his Tesla on social media shortly after the incident.
He wrote on Facebook that his Cybertruck was damaged at a local park just after 11 am and that he had filed a police report.
Karen Cooke Lewis, pictured above in surveillance camera footage, was arrested for allegedly vandalizing a Tesla Cybertruck in North Carolina
Lewis, pictured above in a booking photo, was arrested on one charge of injury to personal property for allegedly vandalizing the vehicle with a nail-studded board
Jason Hooper, pictured above in a social media photo, was identified as the owner of the Tesla Cybertruck. He shared surveillance footage on his social media account after the incident
'A masked woman walking two dogs off leash scratched the truck with a board containing nails, then placed the board under my tire hoping I’d run over it. She also placed an aluminum sign under another tire (like it would do something?),' Hooper said.
'I honestly thought we were past the “vandalize Teslas because they’re Teslas” stage… apparently not.'
Lewis has been hit with one charge of injury to personal property resulting in damage above $200.
Caldwell District Court records indicate that she has yet to obtain an attorney or enter a plea for the charge against her.
Lewis' mugshot and a grab from the surveillance footage went viral on social media, with many users pointing to the irony that her first name was 'Karen.'
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