The suspect in an alleged arson fire set at a Kansas City Tesla dealership pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday.

Parkville native Owen McIntire, 19, is accused of allegedly making an incendiary device known as a Molotov cocktail and using it to start a fire at the Tesla dealership on State Line Road on March 17. Two Cybertrucks were damaged in the fire, valued at $105,485 and $107,485, according to court documents.

The fire also damaged two charging stations worth about $550 each.

McIntire faces charges of malicious damage to property and possession of an unregistered destructive device and could be imprisoned for up to 20 years.

McIntire was arrested in Massachusetts, where he attends college. He first appeared in federal court on April 18. McIntire was released to his par

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