A 24-year-old Fort Collins man faces several felony charges in connection with a March 7 vandalism at the Loveland Tesla dealership.

Loveland police arrested Cooper Jo Frederick, 24, at 10:40 p.m. Thursday after serving a search warrant at an undisclosed location in Fort Collins, according to police.

Frederick was booked on charges of using explosives of incendiary devices during a felony, possession of an incendiary device, second-degree arson with damages between $5,000 and $20,000, criminal mischief with damages between $5,000 and $20,000 and criminal attempt to commit a felony, according to arrest reports. All five charges are felonies.

Loveland police earlier this month reported that someone had used what appeared to be a container with gas inside to start a fire between two vehicles that were between two buildings at Tesla, 1606 N. Lincoln Ave. At the time, a cleaning crew was inside the dealership.

Officers who responded were quickly able to extinguish the fire, according to a release.

Police said rocks also were thrown at the dealership.

Police, working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Federal Bureau of Investigation, began investigating the incident, which they say is not connected to earlier vandalisms at the same Tesla dealership.

“Through surveillance and good old fashioned gumshoe work, we were able to identify them and served search warrants in Fort Collins,” said Bob Coleman, spokesman for the department.

Frederick appeared in court at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins on Friday, and Magistrate James McDonald set his bond at $20,000, cash only, and ruled that upon his release, he would be required to have a GPS monitor to make sure he stayed at least 100 yards away from the Loveland Tesla dealership.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Brian Hardouin had asked for a $250,000 bond, saying that his actions in throwing a makeshift Molotov cocktail at a business, 30 yards away from a neighborhood, is concerning. He said he was not going to argue any of the “political undertones” in the case but instead was focusing on the danger caused by the accused’s actions.

Mackenzie Steele, a public defender, asked the judge not to look at hypotheticals, or what could have happened, but instead look at reality. Frederick has lived in Colorado for seven years, has no criminal history, volunteers in a nursing facility and is not a danger to the community, according to Steele.

The magistrate decided on $20,000 bond for Frederick, who was being held at the Larimer County Jail.

The March 7 incident followed a string of four vandalisms at the dealership starting on Jan. 29. Coleman noted that the Tesla business is likely being targeted because of strong feelings about company owner Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.

Last month, police arrested 42-year-old Lucy Nelson in connection with graffiti and Molotov cocktails used at the dealership on Jan. 29, Feb. 2. Feb. 7 and Feb. 24, including graffiti aimed at Musk. She faces charges in 8th Judicial District Court in Fort Collins and in U.S. District Court in Denver and has been released on a personal recognizance bond.

Nelson pleaded not guilty to three felony charges in federal court, but a trial has not yet been scheduled. In district court in Fort Collins, she faces another three felonies and is due in court on March 21.

Reporter Austin Fleskes contributed to this report.