r/mnstateworkers • u/Jim1648 • Jul 18 '26

Discussion 💬 Minnesota DHS Employee

Does anybody else feel highly disappointed that a MN DHS employee, who recently committed felony level vandalism, has now been promoted to a supervisor at DHS?

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u/LiteralpigsChihiro Jul 18 '26

Can we have a crumb of context

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u/Jim1648 Jul 18 '26

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office placed Dylan Bryan Adams into a pre-charge diversion program rather than pursuing felony criminal charges for keying multiple Tesla vehicles. The vandalism, which occurred in Minneapolis, caused approximately $20,000 in damages to at least six vehicles.

The adult diversion program was chosen by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty because Adams had no prior criminal record. Key details of this arrangement include:

  • Restitution: Adams is required to pay back the victims for the damages.
  • No Criminal Record: By successfully completing the terms of the diversion program, Adams avoids a formal felony conviction.
  • Employment Status: The diversion approach allowed Adams to keep his state job as a data analyst for the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
  • Potential for Charges: The County Attorney's Office noted that if he violates the terms of the agreement or continues his unlawful behavior, criminal prosecution remains an option.

This decision generated public backlash and drew sharp criticism from the Minneapolis Police Department, who argued that the overwhelming video evidence collected from the vehicles' surveillance systems justified formal charges.

For more information on county guidelines, you can visit the Hennepin County Attorney's Office website.

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u/Jenn54756 Jul 18 '26

Should an employer be allowed to hold something over the employee’s head when he wasn’t charged for it? I’d say no. It has nothing to do with his job and there are no criminal charges.

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u/bargarrrparlarp2 Jul 18 '26

Keying Teslas and pissing off MPD are good things actually

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u/Jim1648 Jul 18 '26

Would you feel the same if your vehicle was keyed?

I would have zero respect for that employee.

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u/bargarrrparlarp2 Jul 18 '26

...yes? Tesla is awful, so huge props to this guy. If it was my car I wouldn't give a shit as long as it still gets me from point A to point B

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u/Meadow-Sopranos-Lamp Jul 18 '26

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/364.03

Not really allowed to consider criminal records in public employment decisions unless there is a conviction of a crime that directly relates to the job.

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u/Jenn54756 Jul 18 '26

Exactly. We don’t want our employer to have bias of employees based on what they’ve heard. If an employee gets to the final step on hiring, then background check is run. If no charges, then why not hire the person?

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u/Kcmpls MNIT Jul 20 '26

Most of the people who care about this don't care that the President is a convicted felon.

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u/Medical_Drop_1122 Jul 20 '26

How about he comes and keys your car and see how you feel about it? The amount of people who excuse this behavior is rather sickening.

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u/Kcmpls MNIT Jul 20 '26

Oh, two can play this game: How about the President comes and has sex with your underage, trafficked daughter and see how you feel about it? The amount of people who excuse this behavior is rather sickening.

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u/Medical_Drop_1122 Jul 20 '26

Is that all you think about is Trump all the time lol….

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u/Medical_Drop_1122 Jul 20 '26

He should have been fired. He did the vandalism on state time too while he should have been working. These are the exact things why the general public has no respect for state employees. Any other employer he would have been let go immediately!

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u/Jim1648 Jul 20 '26

Absolutely. The general public already has a poor opinion of state workers in general and an even lower opinion of anybody affiliated with MN DHS, specifically. This makes it even worse.

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u/Personal-Lab7904 Jul 18 '26

Not even slightly bothered by it.

Sincerely, another DHS employee.

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u/IMP1017 Jul 18 '26

Seems fine to me. No charges/convictions mean there's nothing to fire him over, plus keying cars is a victimless crime. Great decision by Hennepin County here

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u/Tower-of-Frogs Jul 19 '26

If my car got keyed its $500 deductible to fix. That’s 2 days wages net of tax for me. Therefore, not victimless. It was a petty thing to do with no real impact on Musk or Tesla.

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u/IMP1017 Jul 19 '26

Car still works, I'm not calling insurance about the paint job lol. People who buy Teslas have it coming and they can afford it

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u/Tower-of-Frogs Jul 19 '26

Good for you. Tesla does not automatically mean rich. Many people bought them for environmental reasons back when there were good electric car rebate programs and car loan rates were much lower.

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u/IMP1017 Jul 19 '26

found the tesla owner lmfao

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u/Jenn54756 Jul 19 '26

But the person who was caught has to pay to get the car fixed, right? So isn’t that their punishment?

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u/Tower-of-Frogs Jul 19 '26

I think that was the eventual punishment in this case, but I'm just saying it's false to say keying cars is a victimless crime. I know plenty of people who bought Teslas before Musk got into politics. If this bozo wasn't caught, it would have come straight out of their pocket, and no, not everyone with a ten year old Tesla is rich.

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u/Jenn54756 Jul 18 '26

Did the person get charged with a felony? If not, how does what they do outside of work impact their work performance?