CNBC reached out to the Storey County police department, which has jurisdiction over Tesla's Gigafactory. They received the following statement: "Deputies responded to investigate the potential threat. After several hours of investigation deputies were able to determine there was no credible threat. Further investigation into the threat's origin continues."

UPDATE: Local Sheriff says: "Deputies responded to investigate the potential threat. After several hours of investigation deputies were able to determine there was no credible threat. Further investigation into the threat's origin continues." https://t.co/o0WsBfJTSB — CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) June 21, 2018

According to the lawsuit, Tesla has only just begun to uncover exactly what Tripp was up to. The filing says that Tripp admitted to hacking the company's manufacturing operating system, as well as sharing the data he procured with outside persons and/or companies. It remains to be seen whether Tripp was, in fact, planning on committing acts of violence in response to the lawsuit, but this hasn't been a great week for Tesla.