Soros-Backed Prosecutor Who Let Tesla Vandal Walk Charged Teen Who Keyed Coworker’s Car with Felony
“We made this decision because it is in the best interest of public safety.”
On Monday, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced that it would not seek criminal charges against Dylan Adams, 33, a fiscal policy analyst for Minnesota’s Department of Human Services, who allegedly keyed six Teslas and caused more than $20,000 in damage. According to HCAO, because Adams was a first-time offender, he would instead be placed into a diversion program. He would pay for the cost of the repairs and still be able to keep his job.
At the time of Adams’ arrest, FOX 9 reported that police considered each of the six incidents a felony, noting that the damage to each Tesla exceeded $1,000, meeting the threshold for felony vandalism in every case. (I wrote about this story here.)
Do this to an abortion clinic and people like Mary lock you away. Unequal, politicized justice. https://t.co/XgQ5qo4yJ7
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 22, 2025
County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s decision to let Adams escape criminal charges sparked shock and indignation among fair-minded Americans.
But when news broke on the very same day that she had charged a 19-year-old woman with a felony for keying a coworker’s car, that indignation turned to outrage. Understandably, the Soros-backed prosecutor now finds herself at the center of a firestorm.
🚨 WOW: A 19-year-old Hennepin County woman is charged with a felony for $7K in damages after keying a coworker’s car.
But Soros-backed Mary Moriarty let this Democrat activist walk free after $20K in vandalism to Teslas in Hennepin County.
Two-tier justice, plain and simple. pic.twitter.com/5vI4giVR5F
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) April 24, 2025
Like Adams, this young woman has no previous criminal record. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported:
She was charged with first-degree felony property damage on Monday after she allegedly keyed her coworker’s car at the White Castle in Brooklyn Park. The damage to the car was estimated at $7,000. She is due to make her first court appearance in two weeks.
Moriarty appeared at the Brooklyn Public Library on Wednesday afternoon to launch a new program offering free gun locks at 11 libraries across Hennepin County. During the press conference that followed, she faced questions about what appeared to be a glaringly uneven application of the law — particularly given that the 19-year-old woman charged is also a first-time offender.
According to the Tribune’s Jeff Day, Moriarty “bemoaned” the fact that, rather than discussing the emotionally devastating impact of gun violence on young people and children, she was instead being forced to address the issue of damage to Teslas.
She replied to the reporter’s question with one of her own: “Should we have treated this gentleman differently because it’s a political issue? We made this decision because it is in the best interest of public safety.”
She continued, “We try to make decisions without really looking at the political consequences. Can we always predict how a story will be portrayed in the media or what people will say? No.”
And she moved on.
Let’s give this woman a reality check, shall we? First of all, how was this decision in the best interest of public safety?
Second, no — the HCAO should not have treated the two cases differently simply because Adams case involved a political issue while the young woman’s case stemmed from animosity toward a coworker. Both individuals acted out of anger.
And finally, they committed the same crime. In fact, Adams damaged six vehicles, while the young woman damaged only one. Adams’s actions caused over $20,000 in damages, compared to $7,000 caused by the young woman.
Moriarty’s decision to charge the young woman with a felony (which I assume includes restitution) while letting Adams skate by with a diversion program isn’t just unequal justice; it’s blatantly unequal justice, and I’m sure she knows it. And if she doesn’t, I’m sure the young woman’s attorney will be happy to point that out.
I am not a lawyer, but this sure looks like an abuse of power to me.
This progressive county prosecutor has developed a reputation for leniency – at least for those with the right political affiliations. As I mentioned earlier this week, even Minnesota’s progressive Attorney General Keith Ellison reportedly clashed with Moriarty over her soft-on-crime approach during her first year in office, according to the New York Post.
In his article, Day describes several cases where Moriarty’s judgment has been called into question. I’ve included two of them below. The first was a murder case.
Her handling of the murder of Zaria McKeever — including two plea deals for the teenagers who killed her at the behest of Erick Haynes — was so controversial that Gov. [Tim] Walz took the case from her and assigned it to Attorney General Keith Ellison. One of the brothers accepted the plea deal before it was taken over by Ellison and is currently at a residential after-care program. The other brother was sentenced to 11-years in prison and is set to be released to probation in 2030. Haynes got a life sentence.
The second, a rape.
Moriarty dismissed a rape case four days into the trial after it was discovered that a veteran prosecutor had lied to the court and tried to cover it up after she was passed a fairly inconsequential note from a victim advocate. The decision to dismiss was criticized by other legal experts and a juror.
Moriarty is simply a far-left activist masquerading as a county attorney. Her actions make it clear that ideology, not justice, drives her decisions. She’s just one more example of how George Soros’s meddling in local elections has deeply damaged the integrity of our justice system.
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On a previous thread I asked the question how would this DA respond if her own car had gotten keyed. I guess we know the answer now.
I’ll bet you ten buck that the young lady votes democrat.
Of course you will. Not taking that bet though,
She doesn’t look like much of a “lady.”
“Admiral” “Rachel” Levine is more womanly.
This is almost all Dem on Dem violence.
As is almost all violence in the US.
Probably… but she’s probably not a donor, and she’s certainly not party staff.
You don’t say, now. How unsurprising.
This should lead to an immediate recall (or whatever relief is allowed in this state/locale). While I am not one to say that every crime within a category is identical, the disparity here is notable and definite evidence of bias on the part of the judge.
The right answer is for a mob to cart the judge off to a pillory. Then let the law (or political system) remove them from the bench and decide what further punishment is appropriate.
Minnesota is lost in its own deluded world. It is not possible to respect the state or the voters responsible for this.
The subject is: A 19-year-old woman who is charged with a felony for $7K in damages after keying a coworker’s car
Yet there is nothing about her in the entire article. It is entirely about Dylan Adams: Shows his name, his picture. describes the cars he keyed, etc.
As to the woman who is the subject of the article, there is:
No name
No picture
No picture of car
Not even a description of car she keyed
(except that there was $7,000 damage)
Without knowing all the facts, who knows if the DA was right to prosecute—or not.
If the woman that did the keying was a DNC voter, I don’t give a rat’s behind.
Or perhaps the “woman” is a trans, in which case I don’t give a rat’s behind.
A robe ill befits this woman.
Tar and bird feathers would look so much better
Not a lawyer. But, isn’t this kind of disparate treatment in cases that have very similar fact patterns a potential grounds of appeal should this woman be convicted?
No, it isn’t. Unfortunately.
The feds need to bring charges against Dylan Adams. And, while they won’;t do it, it’s clear that the turd prosecutor is an accessory after the fact in Adams’ federal crimes.
All they have to do is show that Adams did some sort of planning for his crime on the internet – and there are federal wire charges all over the place and he can be put away for YEARS!!!
The feds need to bring charges against Dylan Adams
I don’t know enough law to give a cogent answer. I have read that similar crimes do not merit federal prosecution. Maybe so, but even if Dylan Adams were to be found innocent of federal charges, dealing with those charges would cost him plenty of time and money. Like they say, “you may beat the rap, but you won’t beat the ride.” 🙂
Don’t know if there’s any federal statute he violated. However, if he did it, he would be subject to a civil trial upon complaint(s) of the vehicle owners, and it looks like the “preponderance of the evidence” so suggests.
Can this County Attorney be called as a witness for the defense?
Definitely prosecutorial misconduct. Similar cases have to be treated similarly.
It is to be expected if you live in a polity that does not in fact believe in equal application of the law to everyone. It is what it is.
Subotai Bahadur
So why are we eliminating our nations economy to try and industrialize that area?
Let the blue areas wallow until they vote for policies that produce economic growth, this story is exhibit trillion in exhibits for why tariff wars based on lies in hopes of rebuilding industry in the same locations it had in 1949 is a horrendous and self destructive idea.
By the way Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina of 1949…….how many of you want to ditch the industries in those states that displaced places like Minnesota and send everyone back to the cotton fields as was the case in 1949?
The South beat the Midwest and got the industry of this country and this story shows that is a good thing. Would you really want a “no vote for Republican” pledge on every car you buy made in America?
Danny,
Maybe you never heard of textile mills across the South. How about the Steel industry in Birmingham AL? The South of 1949 wasn’t anywhere close to just cotton fields. For one the Boll Weevil killed off much of the cotton mono crop culture beginning in the 1890s and sparking the great migration to the North by poor blacks and poor whites. The harvest of cotton was cut by 2/3 in many areas. By the 1920s the peanut crop was beginning to replace cotton.
Nobody wants high tariffs, import bans, import quota restrictions, direct/indirect subsidies or any other protectionist measures. Unfortunately the rest of the world uses them. The USA can’t be the only Nation which keeps an open market allowing other Nations to unfairly compete here while blocking/interfering with our ability to export to their markets.
The current tariff regime has certainly gotten attention and many Nations are now on the way to reducing the trade barriers to US exports they’ve had throughout the post WWII era. Hopefully all Nations will drop every sort of protectionist barrier and market distorting subsidies to achieve ACTUAL v imagery free trade.
to your point as the msm wants this trump win hidden:
US and China tariff tensions continue to dominate the focus, with signs of deescalation mounting even as President Trump sent mixed signals on the state of relations.
On Friday, reports emerged that China quietly rolled back tariffs on some US semiconductors, easing pressure on its tech sector, along with certain US pharmaceuticals. Bloomberg reported that Beijing is also weighing tariff relief on medical gear and chemicals.
Imposing tariffs is one thing if they are unilateral by one Nation injected into a otherwise free market of global trade. That’s not what’s going on despite the many lectures and protestations of the legacy media and the ill informed. The Trump Tariffs are in response to decades of protectionist policies imposed by other Nations that have hurt US workers. To quote Sheriff Buford T Justice ‘That’s an attention getter’. Now that the rest of the world understands the old paradigm of imposing exploitative trade policies on US exports is untenable they are beginning to come to the WH with much better offers on Trade. That will ultimately benefit the broad middle-class the 70% in between the bottoms 15% and top 15% who make the Nation work each day, that fight its wars, police the streets, fight fires, turn wrenches. Those who profited under the old globalist paradigm are understandably upset that their gravy train is ending and the strength of the US economy will be measured in # of manufacturing jobs not the gyrations of Wall.St.
That was a mistake. You’re making a reasoned argument with a moron.
Danny is just misinformed and the reasoned argument in rebuttal is not just for him but for those who might likewise be uninformed by captivity to globalist rantings from the legacy media and/or one of the many hacks posing as experts who seem to leave a trail of botched forecasts.
Danny’s not a troll. More of a RINO, or possibly a neocon, but he comes by it honestly.
You need to lock your Stocks app for a few weeks until your mania subsides for injecting off-subject anti-Trump economic wonkery into every story .on LI. Your nest egg isn’t going to evaporate in the meanwhile, I promise.
If it weren’t for double standards, the Leftists would have no standards at all.
Perhaps voters who dislike this unequal application of the law should set up demonstrations in front of the place of residence of Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty , so that she can be made aware of the great dislike others have of her unequal application of the law.
I’m justv sitting here, appreciating that her last name is Moriarty.
The problem is that most Hennepin County voters like this unequal application of the law. It’s what they voted for.
“in the publics interest”
yes we mustn lose a foot soldier and give maga/civilized society a win
george soros money isnt the problem
the maga’s who continued to allow their tax money to be used to destroy america via the gop who capitulated to lefty is to blame
lefty only knows violence as unfortunate as this is..it is
this is NOTTTTT dem on dem violence
the cars are not the issue
its the fact that the lefty KNOWS they have the upper hands on the streets
in the msm
in the classrooms
and IN THE COURTS
It IS Dem on Dem violence, almost entirely.
It’s just that the Dems committing it are too stupid to realize that; and the MAGAs who realize it are too smart to interrupt their enemies when they are making a mistake.
First of all the young woman is 19 not 33. Being under 21 she is clearly in a position more amenable to reform than a 33 year old. Saddling her with a felony conviction for life is wrong. Second, she obviously acted out of a moment of anger where she lost control. This 33 year old moron did this several times very calmly. The DA is not only being outrageously unfair she is also sending a message that certain forms of deliberate acts of vandalism will be tolerated if your political party is in power even if that is not actually the case.
If there is cause for disparate treatment of these two perps, it should favor the youngster. A 19 year old’s brain is not as fully developed as that of a 33 year old. The 33 year old (with his fully matured brain) should be held to a higher standard.
I am the law. — Mary Moriarty
Of course the Left is totally incapable of recognizing that this sort of crap is what directly leads to people losing respect for the entire criminal “justice” system. It’s only a short additional step to vigilante justice…
Anyone in her organization who mouths the phrase “rule of law” should be immediately punched in the nose.
These Soros DA’s are put in their office to make a mockery of our judicial system. They are succeeding and should be reigned in.
Sounds like da judge has a problem with women.