Top Story Spotlight Lenoir woman accused of scratching Telsa Cybertruck using board with nails; see video here Sarah C. Johnson Mar 19, 2026 Mar 19, 2026 Updated Mar 20, 2026 0 × Submitted by Jason Hooper Jason Hooper, the owner of the Cybertruck, shared footage of a woman vandalizing his vehicle with a wooden board with nails. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Hickory bike shop owner’s Tesla Cybertruck was vandalized by a woman wielding a board with nails in Caldwell County on Sunday. Karen Cooke Lewis kAmy2D@? w@@A6C[ E96 @H?6C @7 r2C@=:?2 !652= (@C<D[ D2:5 96 H6?E E@ w2C5 U2>Aj u=@DD:6 r=2C< u2>:=J !2C< :? r@==6EEDG:==6 7@C 2 3:<6 C:56 @? $F?52J] (96? w@@A6C C6EFC?65 E@ 9:D ECF4< 23@FE E9C66 9@FCD =2E6C[ 96 7@F?5 2 H@@56? 3@2C5 =62?:?8 282:?DE E96 E:C6 2?5 2 CFDE65 >6E2= D:8? F?56C?62E9 E96 G69:4=6[ 96 D2:5] k^AmkAm%96 ECF4< C64@C565 H92E 92AA6?65 H9:=6 96 H2D 2H2J]k^Am kAm“x 8@E :? E96 ECF4< 2?5 E96? 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Video shows woman scratch Tesla Cybertruck with board at Collettsville park Jason Hooper, the owner of the Cybertruck, shared footage of a woman vandalizing his vehicle with a wooden board with nails.
