Posted on 04/13/2025 7:02:49 PM PDT by bitt
The man who set the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence on fire on Sunday morning has been identified.
Police arrested a suspect on Sunday. His name is Cody Balmer, he’s 38 years-old and he lives near the governor’s mansion.
Balmer torched the governor’s residence during Passover. Shapiro is Jewish.
Times Now reported: During a news conference, police confirmed that Balmer scaled fences, evaded state troopers, and ignited the fire.
He was arrested in the Harrisburg area shortly after Governor Shapiro and his family were safely evacuated. Dauphin County District Attorney Francis Chardo stated that forthcoming charges will include attempted murder, terrorism, attempted arson, and aggravated assault against an enumerated person. Authorities have not yet released Balmer’s photo.
Balmer may have been angry that the government seized and sold his property.
Cody Balmer . Looks like he was angry at property being seized/auctioned. pic.twitter.com/0vbcuFESLW
— Rightfielder19@Rightfield.news (@rightfielder19) April 13, 2025
The damage to the governor’s residence is extensive.
In the photos — you can see remnants of the Passover dinner the governor hosted. Police say the suspect had homemade incendiary devices.
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) April 13, 2025
We are not publishing photos of the arsonist until we can confirm.
Police have just arrested 38-year-old Cody Balmer from Harrisburg in connection with the arson attack and attempted homicide against Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family.
Legacy media will now ignore this story because Balmer doesn’t fit their leftist narrative. pic.twitter.com/UR9AO004hx
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) April 13, 2025
A Cody Balmer from Harrisburg’s Facebook page is still live.
Balmer has one photo of himself pointing a gun at a camera. We know this because he was wearing the same shirt in a different photo on his facebook page.
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Oh yeah, I can see that guy having good judgement.
There was a Saturday Night Live skit series with Martin Short saying to the camera close up: “I look normal to you, right?
They’re the ones who are mental.”
And his mom pleaded with him to let her wash the smelly thing he wore for two weeks straight. No dice.
What’s with the pigtail antennas? Weird.
Who is that person with Balmer in the X photo?
With no apparent musculature, how did he vault over the fence? And then back again to leave. Were there two ladders?
Left wing pro hamas freak who supported Andrew Yang of all people
There is no round in that chamber.
Nothing to see here. Just your average Democrat in action.
Wanna wax the front steps at the old folks home? some loser
Yeah! That’d be cool. This guy
Being Jewish likely wasn’t the reason for the crime. I’ve read that the state took his land and auctioned it off. Shapiro’s ethnicity probably has very little to do with it itself.
What a dweeb
Noticed that, you can see the firing pin hole and ejector clip.
RE: What’s with the pigtail antennas? Weird.
The famous 1940 magazine serial and 1946 SF novel Slan by A.E. van Vogt.
Synopsis: Jommy Cross is a young boy who is forced to live in hiding. As a Slan, he possesses the ability to hide his scalp tendrils, which would reveal his true nature and is being persecuted by a government that views Slans as a threat, and he must constantly be aware of his surroundings and the dangers of his hidden identity.
Their distinguishing golden-colored tendrils on their head are apparently the organ that enables their telepathy.
THAT’S the guy!?
Looks very immature, like he does not have nor does he ever want a job. I suspect he lives with his mother, who coddles him...eg; she does his laundry. Gets his opinions about politics from left wing posts, social media websites and forums. I would not be surprised to find he is a major contributor on democrat underground or some such netplace.
Pathetic.
Maybe it went under
Picture caption says with “his children and partner.”
Poor kids. How can they live it down? Change names?
Like the famous author of rock music articles and books Mikal Gilmore. He chose to keep his family name despite the fact his brother was Gary Gilmore, infamous murderer executed by firing squad in 1977. Wrote a nonfiction memoir Shot In the Heart (1994) a praised book called “ a poignant account of a family grappling with a son’s violent past and its lasting effects.” Book was a National Book Critics Circle Award winner.
Were the troopers guarding the mansion protective detail or property security? It seems if they were protective detail and someone breached the grounds they would go to the protectee not go look for the guy running around. If he had wanted to, he could have executed the governor and his family.
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