A Pennsylvania man charged with attempted murder and terrorism for allegedly fire-bombing the governor’s mansion on Sunday told officials he carried out the attack because of his views on the Israel-Hamas war, according to police.
Speaking with a 911 dispatcher about an hour after the early-hours fire, Cody Balmer, 38, said he wanted Governor Josh Shapiro to know he “will not take part in his plans for what he wants to do to the Palestinian people,” according to a search warrant obtained by NBC10 Philadelphia.