Pa. man charged with attempting to kill Gov. Josh Shapiro told police he hated him and would have beaten him [View all]
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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Updated April 14, 2025, 12:54 p.m. ET | Published April 14, 2025, 6:32 a.m. ET
The Harrisburg man charged with the attempted homicide of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family for setting three fires in the Pennsylvania governor’s residence turned himself in to State Police on Sunday afternoon and admitted to “harboring a hatred” toward Shapiro, according to the criminal complaint.
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, evaded police while on the property, breaking a window and throwing a Heineken beer bottle filled with gasoline into the piano room in a wing of the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg, according to the criminal complaint. He then went to the attached dining room, broke a window, entered the residence, and lit two more homemade “Molotov cocktails” before fleeing on foot.
It’s unclear how State Police, who have a 24/7 detail assigned to Shapiro and additional security at the governor’s residence, allowed Balmer to enter the property, start a fire, then break into the building and start two more fires before fleeing on foot without apprehension.
Balmer was taken to an area hospital “due to a medical event not connected to this incident nor his arrest,” police said Monday. Because of this, his arraignment was canceled and will be rescheduled.
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The Harrisburg man who is charged with attempted homicide of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family for setting three fires in the residence turned himself in to State Police on Sunday afternoon and admitted to “harboring a hatred” toward Shapiro, according to the criminal complaint filed Sunday.
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, evaded police while on the property, breaking a window and throwing a Heineken bottle filled with gasoline into the piano room on a wing of the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg, according to the criminal complaint. He then went to the attached dining room, broke a window, entered the residence, and lit two more homemade “Molotov cocktails” before fleeing on foot.
It’s unclear how State Police, who have a 24/7 detail assigned to Shapiro and additional security at the governor’s residence, allowed Balmer to enter the property, start a fire, then break into the building and start two more fires before fleeing on foot without apprehension.
Balmer’s ex called police and said that Balmer had confessed to her and wanted her to call police to turn him in, according to the complaint. Balmer then appeared at State Police headquarters in Harrisburg on Sunday afternoon to turn himself in.
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