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Minnesota state employee Dylan Adams, who caused at least $20,000 in damage by keying multiple Teslas around Minneapolis last year, has been promoted to a supervisor position and given a raise.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed to Alpha News that Adams is in a “temporary assignment as the supervisor of the Disability Services Division’s Fiscal Policy Team.”

Adams started in the position last month. Alpha News has also learned that as part of the promotion, Adams received a $3.58/hour pay raise as his compensation rate went from $48.60/hour to $52.18. That means he’s likely now making a six-figure salary paid for by tax dollars.

Adams received a one-day suspension for the vandalism that took place in March 2025. He admitted to keying multiple Teslas around Minneapolis and said he was “on a break” or “out sick” during some of the incidents. Alpha News obtained records that show Adams was logged as working during at least some of the daytime incidents.

At the time, Adams was employed as a fiscal policy analyst at DHS and was the “Compliance Lead on DHS’s Program Integrity Team” before his promotion.

According to a DHS report on the matter, Adams shared Gov. Tim Walz’s disdain for Elon Musk.

Adams told investigators he vandalized Teslas because he believed Musk gave a “Nazi salute” during President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony.

He also said he hoped damaging the vehicles would prompt Tesla owners to “disassociate themselves” from the company and its CEO, according to the report.

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Liz Collin

Liz Collin is a multi-Emmy-Award-winning investigative reporter, news anchor, and producer who cares about Minnesota. She is the producer of The Fall of Minneapolis and Minnesota v We the People documentary films, and author of the Amazon best-selling book, They’re Lying: The Media, the Left, and The Death of George Floyd. Her work has prompted important state laws. Yet perhaps most of all, Liz has been giving a voice to the truth—and helping others tell their stories—for more than 20 years.