The man accused of carrying out an arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion in Harrisburg over the weekend admitted “harboring hatred” against the governor, officials said in court documents.
Cody Balmer, 38, was arrested and charged with aggravated arson, attempted murder, terrorism, and related charges, Dauphin County District Attorney Francis Chardo said in a statement.
Court documents that were submitted by the district attorney’s office in Balmer’s case allege that hBalmer “intentionally deployed several incendiary devices inside the governor’s residence causing significant fire damage” that placed Shapiro, his family, “and anyone else in the residence at risk of death.”…