Matthew Livelsberger , the man who was inside a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump 's hotel in Las Vegas, was previously charged with two misdemeanors, according to documents obtained by Newsweek . The Context Authorities said one person died inside the truck and seven more suffered from minor injuries due to the fire that erupted in the hotel's valet area around 8:40 a.m.
local time. Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were later found stuffed into the back of the vehicle. Authorities said at a news conference Thursday that Livelsberger shot himself in the head before the Cybertruck explosion.
People who commit crimes, even as large as the Cybertruck explosion, may not always be on police radar. While some crimes lead to the authorities being alerted, others, like misdemeanors, may not raise red flags. That said, predictive policing and crime analysis have helped the police in the past with potential offenders.
What To Know Livelsberger, 37, lived in Colorado Springs prior to the explosion, but when he was in Ohio in 2011, he was charged with two misdemeanors. According to documents obtained by Newsweek , Livelsberger got a ticket for speeding in Franklin County, Ohio. The first offense was not provided but the second was listed as "speed – per se – 65 mph.
" Livelsberger paid both of the waivers. Law enforcement officials identified Livelsberger as the man in the Cybertruck explosion on Thursday. Livelsberger was in the Army's elite .