Pennsylvania governor's mansion attack suspect Cody Balmer admitted 'harboring hatred' toward Shapiro: police

The antheral who allegedly acceptable occurrence to the mansion of Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Penn., and his household is "currently receiving treatment" astatine a hospital, Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) said. 

Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, was archetypal identified to constabulary by an ex-lover aft helium allegedly confessed to her and "wanted her to telephone constabulary to crook him in," according to the transgression ailment obtained by Fox News. It was lone a abbreviated clip aboriginal that Balmer turned himself successful extracurricular Pennsylvania State Police headquarters, constabulary said. 

"Due to a aesculapian lawsuit not connected to this incidental oregon his arrest, Balmer was transported to an country infirmary wherever helium is presently receiving treatment," PSP said successful a statement. "He remains nether PSP supervision and volition beryllium transported to the Dauphin County Prison for arraignment upon his release."

While being interviewed by troopers, "Balmer admitted to harboring hatred towards Governor Shapiro." Balmer allegedly told investigators "he removed gasoline from a tract mower and poured it into Heineken bottles helium recovered astatine his residence."

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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)

Balmer allegedly said helium walked an hr to the governor's mansion "with the volition of throwing his homemade Molotov cocktails into the residence."

Troopers accidental Balmer admitted to scaling a perimeter fence, breaking 2 windows with a hammer and throwing Molotov cocktails inside. The arson fishy allegedly admitted helium was alert it was a anticipation that Shapiro and others were location astatine the clip and "it was a anticipation that radical could beryllium injured by his actions."

Had Balmer travel face-to-face with Shapiro, helium allegedly said, "he would person beaten him with his hammer." Following the interview, Balmer was taken into custody.  

A transgression ailment released connected Monday, April 14, 2025, described the arson onslaught astatine the Pennsylvania governor's mansion. (Associated Press)

Governor Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania State Police supply an update connected the enactment of arson that took spot astatine the Governor's Residence. (Commonwealth Media Services)

Police accidental the arson fishy was caught connected information cameras some successful and extracurricular the mansion "wearing a achromatic ‘Snap-On’ jacket, achromatic boots and carrying a bag." Troopers accidental they recovered the jacket, container "and a tiny sledge hammer" astatine Balmer's home.  

The occurrence broke retired astir 2 a.m. Sunday aft Shapiro, considered a imaginable statesmanlike contender for the Democratic Party successful 2028, and his household celebrated the archetypal nighttime of the Jewish vacation of Passover.

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