Woman Gets Felony Charge For Sticking Gum On Tesla

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports:

Yamaris Marrero, 45, of Hallandale Beach, is now facing a felony criminal mischief charge because, according to police, the “large wad” of gum caused $2,623.66 in damage to the electric car’s door handle mechanism.

It was captured on the car’s built-in cameras. Its owner told Local 10 News that he felt targeted as the result of “unfortunately, a divide in our country where certain views that are not accepted by a subset,” referencing controversy over Tesla founder Elon Musk’s association with President Donald Trump.

The report states that a security guard spotted her in the mall’s food court Thursday afternoon and officers took her into custody. It states that she made an admission, which was redacted from the publicly-released document.

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Felony charges for sticking gum on a car. Felony charges. A life potentially ruined.

One thing should be clear: they will throw the book at people for actions, crimes, protests with the “improper” political inflection. https://t.co/J8teXxbUBz

— Adam Gaffney (@awgaffney) March 30, 2025