Prosecutor says charging Tim Walz official for Tesla vandalism would risk ‘public safety’

A Minnesota prosecutor said she declined to bring felony charges against a state official whom police said vandalized six Tesla vehicles due to “public safety” and “recidivism rates.”

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty explained Wednesday why a fiscal policy analyst under Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration qualified for pre-charge diversion for causing more than $21,000 in damages to Teslas. The left-leaning prosecutor dismissed mounting accusations that she is soft on crime...