Tesla Cybertruck terror plot foiled: Tech-hating Florida man Paul Overeem arrested after threatening  'mass casualty' attack at event attended by Elon Musk in Texas

A 28-year-old Florida man has been arrested for threatening a 'mass casualty' attack at the Tesla Cybertruck event attended by Elon Musk in Austin yesterday.

Paul Ryan Overeem was taken into custody on Wednesday, the day before the event, in Austin and he remains in custody. 

Police believe he drove his truck from Orlando to Austin after sharing what he had planned in a private Instagram chat. 

The chat was alerted to the police and Overeem was traced through the phone number connected with his account. 

The FBI was alerted to his remarks and he was arrested. It's unclear if he had a gun in his possession or any other kind of device that may cause mass damage. 

Overeem is said to have told the friend: 'But yeah so at teh (sic) Tesla event I'm planning to attach (sic) so up to you guys to stop me.

'I plan on killing people at that even (sic) ok (sic) November 30th and I would like you do something about it so I don't have to" and "I wanna die."'

He also posted about becoming disillusioned with the modern world and had a particular disdain for technology. 

'I wanna die. My thoughts haven’t been free for over a year. All the electronics around me,' he said. 

Musk is yet to comment on the foiled plot. 

He was at the event yesterday to unveil the Cybertruck, a futuristic, bulletproof vehicle that has been years in the making. 

'What we have here is a better truck than a truck, while also being a better sports car than a sports car in the same package,' he said while on stage.