Idaho man arrested and accused of striking Tesla counterprotester with car, police say

An Idaho man was arrested and accused of striking a counterprotester with his car during a protest at a Tesla dealership Saturday, according to the Meridian Police Department.

An Idaho man was arrested and accused of striking a counterprotester with his car during a protest at a Tesla dealership Saturday, according to the Meridian Police Department.

Christopher Talbot, 70, made “an obscene gesture” at a 49-year-old victim and struck him with his car, police alleged. About 30 protesters and 200 counterprotesters had gathered at a protest at a Tesla dealership on Franklin Road in western Idaho.

Hundreds of protesters have gathered at Tesla dealerships in recent weeks, including in New York, Maryland and Arizona just this weekend.

“Reports indicate the victim had been driving a truck with pro-Trump flags and had just parked and exited his vehicle when Talbot struck him with his car,” police said in a news release. “The victim drove himself to a local hospital, where he was treated and released [with] non-life-threatening injuries.”

Police did not identify the victim, who they said was a counterprotester.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-arrested-striking-tesla-counter-protester-rcna198768

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