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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Tesla whistleblower's lawyer: My client may have been effectively swatted [arstechnica.com]

A lawyer representing Martin Tripp has released a 10-page police report [documentcloud.org] that he says raises new questions concerning a purported June 20 shooting threat to the Tesla Gigafactory near Reno, Nevada, where the technician worked until he was fired on June 15. The document was first reported by Bloomberg [bloomberg.com]. A month ago, Tesla sued [arstechnica.com] Tripp for alleged trade secrets violations, and he has recently countersued [arstechnica.com], claiming that he has been defamed.

The report shows that a call expressing vague concern over what Tripp apparently might do was somehow translated to law enforcement as a direct violent attack against the Nevada facility.

"How did it go from the call center to a very serious terrorist threat?" Stuart Meissner [smeissner.com], one of Tripp's attorneys, told Ars late Wednesday evening. "I think that's a question that Tesla is going to have to answer in this litigation," Will Fischbach [tblaw.com], another one of Tripp's lawyers, told Ars. Meissner, who obtained the report from the Storey County Sheriff's Office under a state public records request, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that Tripp may have even been set up.

I present the "GigaGate" Police Reports Re the Tesla Giga Factory Terrorist Threat Incident & what may turn out to B the "SWATing" of our client.
We have asked to reopen the investigation as to the source of the reported "threat." Judge for yourself https://t.co/SYKpcQfjcl [secwhistleblowerattorney.net]

Previously: Musk Alleges Tesla Model 3 Production Has Been Sabotaged, According To CNBC [soylentnews.org]
Tesla Sues Former Employee it Accuses of Sabotage [soylentnews.org]

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