Ian Karbal

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Peter Hall |Ian Karbal

Cody Balmer enters the courthouse where he was arraigned Monday, April 14, 2025, on charges he firebombed Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence early Sunday morning. (Ian Karbal/Capital-Star)The Harrisburg man charged with setting fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence Sunday had a turbulent life marked by other legal troubles, public records show. Cody Balmer, 38, was originally scheduled to appear in court this week to answer simple assault charges stemming from a 2023 domestic assault.

1 week ago | dailymontanan.com | Peter Hall |Ian Karbal

by Peter Hall and Ian Karbal, Daily Montanan April 14, 2025 A Harrisburg man charged with what police said was a “targeted attack” on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence admitted hatred toward Shapiro and planned to beat him with a hammer if he encountered Shapiro inside the home. Police on Sunday arrested 38-year-old Cody Balmer in connection with the firebombing that heavily damaged the Pennsylvania governor’s residence early Sunday morning as Shapiro and his family slept inside.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ian Karbal

The Pennsylvania governor’s residence on April1 3, 2025, after a fire led to the evacuation of Gov. Shapiro and his family. It is being investigated as arson. (Photo Ian Karbal/Pennsylvania Capital-Star)The smell of fire was still strong on the side lawn of the governor’s residence around 5:00 pm on Sunday, hours after an arson attack on the governor’s residence in Harrisburg.

1 week ago | heraldpalladium.com | Peter Hall |Ian Karbal

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1 week ago | scdailygazette.com | Peter Hall |Ian Karbal

Police have arrested a Harrisburg man in connection with what they call a “targeted attack” that caused a fire that heavily damaged the Pennsylvania governor’s residence early Sunday morning as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside. Pennsylvania State Police Col. Chris Paris identified the 38-year-old as Cody Balmer.