Despite its impressive acceleration and spacious cargo area, a Tesla Model X turned out to be a poor getaway vehicle for a duo accused of stealing electronics from a Sam’s Club store in Georgia.
The suspects were caught when they stopped to recharge the electric vehicle 10 miles away, Gwinnett County police told Insider last week.
Witnesses spotted the two getting into the Model X with boxes of gaming consoles and electric toothbrushes, and police broadcast the EV’s description. The suspects stopped at a Tesla Supercharger only a few exits south on Interstate 85.
Police arrested them at the charger site and shared photos on social media of the vehicle packed with $8,000 worth of stolen merchandise. It wasn’t clear whether the Tesla was owned by one of the suspects or had also been stolen.