Crime
Missing 7-year-old Mia Neves found safe and returned to Hill Air Force Base
UPDATE: Authorities have confirmed that the missing child was found safe and returned to Hill Air Force Base on Thursday morning.
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, the girl has been reunited with her mother.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
Mia Neves has been reported missing after a visit with her father, Jesse Neves. The girl’s mother, Mandy Mendelkow, alerted authorities to the disappearance.
According to court orders, Mandy Mendelkow has full custody of Mia.
The child was last seen near Hill Air Force Base.
Description: White female, approximately 4′ tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white tennis skirt, a pink tank top, and a black and rainbow tie-dyed hoodie.
Suspect: Jesse Neves, the child’s father, is believed to be with Mia. He was last seen driving a 2012 Silver Mitsubishi Lancer.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Mia Neves or Jesse Neves, please contact the local police department immediately.
LAS VEGAS, NV – A 36-year-old man accused of setting multiple Tesla vehicles on fire using Molotov cocktails has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, according to court and jail records.
The suspect, identified as Paul Hyon Kim, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Wednesday.
He faces 15 charges, including:
- Arson,
- Destruction of property valued at $5,000 or more,
- Possession of an incendiary device, and
- Misdemeanor discharging a firearm into a vehicle.
Video footage from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) showed a suspect, dressed in black, targeting at least five Tesla vehicles in the parking lot of a Tesla service center located at 6260 Badura Avenue, near Jones Boulevard and the 215 Beltway.
The incident occurred around 2:45 a.m. on February 18.
Authorities say the suspect used multiple incendiary devices to ignite the Teslas, one of which failed to detonate and was recovered inside a vehicle.
Additionally, the front doors of the facility were vandalized with the word “RESIST” spray-painted across them.
During a news conference later that morning, Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren described the attack as a targeted assault on Tesla property, with potential ideological motivations.
“This was a targeted attack against a Tesla facility,” Koren stated. “While we believe this was an isolated incident, we are increasing our presence at Tesla-related locations throughout the valley as a precaution.”
The Clark County Fire Department and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force are actively involved in the investigation.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans acknowledged the attack had “some of the hallmarks of terrorism” but refrained from making a definitive classification.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, however, released a strongly worded statement, referring to the attack as part of a pattern of violence targeting Tesla facilities.
“The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism,” Bondi stated.
Kim remains in custody as the investigation continues.
Authorities urge anyone with additional information to contact Las Vegas Metro Police or the FBI.