Posted on 04/14/2025 5:34:36 AM PDT by V_TWIN
The man who allegedly set fire to the mansion of Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Penn., and his family turned himself in, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Fox News.
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, was first identified to police by an ex-lover after he allegedly confessed to her and "wanted her to call police to turn him in," the complaint said. It was only a short time later that Balmer turned himself in outside Pennsylvania State Police headquarters, police said.
While being interviewed by troopers, "Balmer admitted to harboring hatred towards Governor Shapiro." Balmer allegedly told investigators "he removed gasoline from a lawn mower and poured it into Heineken bottles he found at his residence."
Balmer allegedly said he walked an hour to the governor's mansion "with the intention of throwing his homemade Molotov cocktails into the residence."
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Lots of details but no motive, apart from “dislike” of Shapiro. Curious.
Was the security at the house all DEI?
I thought it was about his house being repossessed....or something like that.
Maybe they are ALL JEWISH and were celebrating Passover.
We’ll just pass over the fact that the governor is Jewish.
“Why is this arson different from all other arsons?”
> Was the security at the house all DEI? <
Either that or simply complacent and lazy. Nobody is talking about it, but this sure looks like a security failure.
“”poured it into Heineken bottles he found at his residence.”
That’s funny - just happened to FIND empty beer bottles at his home! “Well, there must be a use for them so this is what I’ll do”! He must have been on a drunken spree and didn’t know it.
dislike doesn’t hardly say it.....in another article he tells police that if he had the chance he would beat Shapiro to death with a hammer.
As far as I’m concerned it’s rabid antisemitism until it’s proved it’s not.
For some time now there’s always been violence during Holy week.
I pray this will be the only incident.
"Cody Balmer, the suspect arrested for arson after setting Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's house on fire on Sunday was reportedly angry with Shapiro after the state of Pennsylvania auctioned off Balmer's property."
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/was-cody-balmer-upset-with-gov-josh-shapiro-over-property-seizure-court-document-surfaces-article-151411593
But yeah, let's go with antisemitism.
Excellent for his trial. He’s already admitted to a hate crime.
Shapiro is right - but did he make similar statements to condemn the firebombing of Tesla dealerships, and vandalism of privately owned Tesla vehicles?
He also apparently has a rap sheet going back almost ten years that includes assault, theft, and forgery.
A setup? This would surely boost his image among Rat Party loyalists...and maybe even the general public.
A comment I saw elsewhere was that this was a Pearl Harbor moment for the governor’s state police security squad.
Democrats won’t speak out against their assassination culture until it victimizes them.
If only he set his repossessed Telsa on fire and the Telsa showroom also, he would be a Nation hero to the left and MSM…. 🧐. Just saying, change the setting and all of a sudden the left loves you…..
“ Balmer allegedly said he walked an hour to the governor’s mansion”
He walked an hour with gasoline filled beer bottles.
These are people you want to totally avoid .
Evil nut jobs
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