Wagner was first identified as a suspect due to an unspecified investigative lead developed by law enforcement through scene evidence, according to the arrest warrant.
Investigators claim that after analyzing CCTV footage from buildings near the Republican office and traffic cameras, they identified a car consistent with the one registered to Wagner.
After reviewing Wagners drivers license and conducting physical surveillance outside his home, investigators also believed he resembled the person seen on surveillance footage from the Tesla showroom.The arrest warrant claims that upon executing a search warrant at Wagners house, investigators found red spray paint, ignitable liquids "consistent with gasoline," and jars consistent with evidence found at both the Tesla showroom fire and the Republican office fire.
They also found a paint-stained stencil cutout reading ICE=KKK consistent with the graffiti found at the Republican office, and clothes that resembled what the suspect was seen wearing on surveillance footage outside the Tesla showroom.According to the arrest warrant, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives forensic laboratory tested fire debris, fingerprints, and possible DNA at the scene, but no results are cited in the warrant, which notes that an analysis of the evidence and seized electronic devices is still pending.The five other people currently facing federal charges for allegedly damaging Tesla property include 42-year-old Lucy Grace Nelson of Colorado, 41-year-old Adam Matthew Lansky of Oregon, 24-year-old Daniel Clarke-Pounder of South Carolina, 24-year-old Cooper Jo Frederick of Colorado, and 36-year-old Paul Hyon Kim of Nevada.The FBIs Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated the incident that led to Kims indictment on April 9; however, press releases and court filings indicate that the task force was not deployed in the other four investigations.This story originally appeared on wired.com.