Police arrest man for arson attack on Pennsylvania governor’s residence

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2025-26 fiscal year to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the Capitol on Feb. 4, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (AP/Matt Rourke, File)
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2025-26 fiscal year to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the Capitol on Feb. 4, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (AP/Matt Rourke, File)

A 38-year-old man named Cody Balmer is in custody for the arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence in Harrisburg late Saturday night, Pennsylvania state authorities say at a press conference.

Balmer had homemade incendiary devices in his possession and made it inside the residence before leaving, according to the state police commissioner. He was apprehended on Sunday in the Harrisburg area.

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