Pennsylvania governor's mansion arson suspect Cody Balmer displays bizarre behavior before court arraignment

The fishy accused of mounting occurrence to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's mansion implicit the play was arraigned connected Monday, wherever helium stuck his lingua retired astatine reporters trying to inquire him questions.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, nonmigratory Cody Balmer entered the tribunal connected Monday evening. Speaking to Judge Dale Klein, Balmer identified arsenic a erstwhile welder who is not presently employed, and stated that helium had nary savings oregon income.

Balmer besides said that helium had nary past of substance oregon intoxicant abuse, and said that helium had taken medicine for intelligence wellness successful the past, but that the pills "lead [him] to antithetic types of behavior."

Earlier connected Monday, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) said that Balmer was "currently receiving treatment" astatine a infirmary for a "medical lawsuit not connected to this incidental oregon his arrest."

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Cody Balmer, the antheral accused of mounting occurrence to the governor's mansion portion Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was home, sticking his lingua retired astatine a tribunal arraignment Monday. (WTXF)

The fishy was charged with attempted murder, aggravated arson, burglary, terrorism, and different related offenses aft allegedly mounting the occurrence astatine astir 2 a.m. connected Sunday morning.

Shapiro and his household celebrated the archetypal nighttime of the Jewish vacation of Passover soon earlier the occurrence started, and were dormant astatine the clip of the incident.

In a property league connected Sunday, PSP Lt. Col. George Bivens said that Balmer hopped fences and brought "homemade incendiary devices" to the governor's mansion.

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"He actively evaded troopers who were present to unafraid the residence," the authoritative explained. "While [police] were searching is erstwhile helium attacked astatine the residence, [and] broke successful and acceptable the fires…it was a precise speedy lawsuit that occurred."

Shapiro denounced the onslaught connected Sunday and expressed gratitude to the authorities who saved him and his family.

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Cody Balmer, 38, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated arson, burglary, terrorism, and related offenses for allegedly mounting occurrence to Gov. Josh Shapiro's, D-Penn., governor's mansion connected April 13, 2025.  (Dauphin County District Attorney's Office)

"This benignant of unit is becoming acold excessively communal successful our society," Shapiro said. "And I don't springiness a damn if it's coming from 1 peculiar broadside oregon the other, directed astatine 1 peculiar enactment oregon another, oregon 1 peculiar idiosyncratic oregon another. It is not good and it has to stop. We person to beryllium amended than this."