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NEW: Police Identify and Arrest Suspect Who Set Fire to Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion
Gateway Pundit ^ | April 13, 2025 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 04/13/2025 5:09:32 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

On Sunday evening police announced they arrested 38-year-old Cody Balmer in connection with the fire set to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion.

“Balmer will be charged with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault against an enumerated person,” Fox News reported.

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During a Sunday evening presser, Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said Balmer hopped a fence before starting the fire.

“He actively evaded troopers who were here to secure the residence,” Bivens said. “While [law enforcement] were searching is when he attacked at the residence, broke in and set the fires.”

“So that was all playing out over a period of several minutes. It was a very quick event that occurred, and, and again, troopers were actively searching for him at the time,”

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: arson; codybalmer; govshapiro; harrisburg; joshshapiro; paping; pennsylvania
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This guy evaded security like Thomas Crooks evaded all that security in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Who's teaching these guys covert tactics?
1 posted on 04/13/2025 5:09:32 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man
... aggravated assault against an enumerated person...

sounds like a charge designed to pile on when there's not enough to keep the aggressor in prison ...

2 posted on 04/13/2025 5:21:05 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: Macho MAGA Man

How can I become an “enumerated person”?


3 posted on 04/13/2025 5:21:39 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Detective said had the suspect carried an automatic weapon along with the incendiary devices, he could have continued inside the house, where he had already gained entry, and done horrendous harm inside.


4 posted on 04/13/2025 5:24:29 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Steely Tom

A number of ways.


5 posted on 04/13/2025 5:25:06 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Is the suspect’s fundraising already in six figures from the public online yet? And some women trying to meet him in jail?


6 posted on 04/13/2025 5:26:25 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Good ole Bidens in it again.


7 posted on 04/13/2025 5:27:47 PM PDT by gunnut
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To: Ken522

Someone just said Pennsylvania has a law against terrorism but the United States does not-—because DC denizens said it might interfere with the free speech of the suspects.

Maybe he violated a tax law like Al Capone. Otherwise, let’s hope someone convicts him of something. Maybe making a fire for a barbecue or other purpose improperly.


8 posted on 04/13/2025 5:31:07 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: frank ballenger

To be correct “against domestic terrorism” he said.


9 posted on 04/13/2025 5:31:54 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Macho MAGA Man
"This guy evaded security like Thomas Crooks evaded all that security in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Who's teaching these guys covert tactics?"

It would be more interesting to know who's teaching the security people... Wile E. Coyote maybe.? :)

10 posted on 04/13/2025 5:33:32 PM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: Steely Tom
How can I become an “enumerated person”?

"I am not a number, I am a free man!"

Also:

Feel Like A Number (Bob Seger)

11 posted on 04/13/2025 5:37:18 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: P.O.E.

Why didn’t I make that connection?

Maybe because the show was on TV 57 years ago?

Anyway, good connection!

I am Number 2.
Who is Number 1?
You are Number 6.


12 posted on 04/13/2025 5:49:07 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Steely Tom
I am Number 2. Who is Number 1? You are Number 6.

You mean You are, Number 6.

13 posted on 04/13/2025 5:51:52 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Wait!

Isn’t he just peacefully protesting like in Portland and all the other blue enclaved the leftists burned down a few years ago????


14 posted on 04/13/2025 5:53:55 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: frank ballenger

“had the suspect carried an automatic weapon along with the incendiary devices, he could have...”
Had the suspect carried a nuclear bomb along with the incendiary devices, he could have...
Isn’t this called conjecture in a court of law?


15 posted on 04/13/2025 5:58:46 PM PDT by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I wonder what the motive was. I’m not up on that governor’s polcies.


16 posted on 04/13/2025 6:11:24 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: Macho MAGA Man

“He actively evaded troopers who were here to secure the residence,”

I keep seeing John Belushi in Animal House carrying a ladder towards the girls dorm.


17 posted on 04/13/2025 6:16:45 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: frank ballenger
“an automatic weapon”

Exaggerate much?

18 posted on 04/13/2025 6:18:20 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: KittyKares

This answers the question of the possible motive:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4310834/posts


19 posted on 04/13/2025 6:22:20 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: dljordan

Bluto was a peeping tom pervert.


20 posted on 04/13/2025 6:27:18 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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