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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Yeah. It’s “okay” to do this to Musk and Tesla dealerships but it’s “not okay” to do it to friggin DemonRATS. This is BS.
Some people did something. A mostly peaceful protest.
I read on another site he had lost his home and blamed the Gov.
That is what I had read too. His house was seized for failure to pay his mortgage. Which means he had not paid for a LONG time. During Covid they allowed people to not pay for over a year in some cases.
Just like people are now defaulting on their student loans. During Covid these loan payments were also forgiven temporarily. Now all the Gen Z former “studies” students have to pay back their loans and the default rate has shot up to around 15%.
This guy is a nut job. He has been a scum bag for a long time. He is most likely a Dem too or we would know his “Right Wing Gun Owning Status”.
Those Heineken bottles he filled with gas from a lawn mower must have been emptied immediately before he thought of burning down the governor’s mansion. Alcohol boldness overcame a 7 foot security fence and Keystone State cops. Kind of impressive.
I didn’t see that in the Fox article. Maybe I missed it.
How is this guy any better or worse than left-wing hero Luigi Mangione?
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