执法部门称，一名70岁的男子在爱达荷州一家特斯拉经销店外开车撞了一名反抗议者，随后被控严重伤害罪。
梅里迪安警察局在一份新闻稿中说，周六，大约30人参加了在梅里迪安一家经销商外举行的反特斯拉集会，这场集会吸引了大约200人的反抗议。
最近几周，特斯拉汽车和经销商成为目标正如该汽车制造商的首席执行官埃隆·马斯克所说的那样承担在唐纳德·特朗普总统的第二届政府中，这是一个突出和有分歧的角色。
一个反马斯克的团体呼吁本周末在全国各地的经销商和其他特斯拉设施举行一系列“特斯拉撤下”抗议活动，包括子午线的经销商。
警方说，当一名49岁的男子抵达爱达荷州的集会时，70岁的克里斯托弗·塔尔博特(Christopher Talbot)据称对他“做了一个猥亵的手势”，然后用他的车撞了他。官员们确认被击中的男子是一名反抗议者，称他没有生命危险，他自己开车去了附近的医院。
“报告显示，受害者驾驶着一辆挂有亲特朗普旗帜的卡车，刚刚停车并下车，塔尔伯特就用他的车撞了他，”警方说。
警方利用塔尔博特汽车的牌照找到了他的家，后来他在那里被捕。根据阿达县治安官办公室的说法，塔尔博特被关押在阿达县监狱，并被指控犯有严重殴打罪，这是一项重罪。
“子午线警察局提醒人们尊重每个人抗议和表达第一修正案权利的权利，而不诉诸暴力，”警察局在一份声明中说。
Man strikes Tesla counter-protester with vehicle in Idaho, police say
A 70-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly striking a counter-protester with his vehicle outside a Tesla dealership in Idaho, law enforcement said.
About 30 people attended an anti-Tesla rally on Saturday outside a dealership in Meridian, a gathering that drew a counter-protest of about 200 others, the Meridian Police Department said in a press release.
Tesla vehicles and dealerships have in recent weeksbecome targetsfor vandalism and protests, as the carmaker's chief executive, Elon Musk, hastaken ona prominent and divisive role in President Donald Trump's second administration.
An anti-Musk group had called for a series of "Tesla Takedown" protests to be held this weekend at dealerships and other Tesla facilities throughout the country, including the dealership in Meridian.
As a 49-year-old man arrived at the Idaho rally, Christopher Talbot, 70, of Meridian, allegedly "made an obscene gesture" toward him and then struck him with his car, police said. Officials identified the man who was struck as a counter-protester, saying he had non-life-threatening injuries and that he drove himself to a nearby hospital.
"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.
Police used the license plate from Talbot's vehicle to find his home, where he was later arrested. Talbot was booked into Ada County Jail and charged with one count of aggravated battery, a felony, according to the Ada County Sheriff's Office.
"The Meridian Police Department reminds people to respect everyone's right to protest and express their 1st Amendment Rights without resorting to violence," the police department said in a statement.
