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Former Army reservist admits firebombing Pennsylvania governor’s home on Passover

Ellsworth Toohey
Oct 14, 2025
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Cody Allen Balmer (Booking photo)

Cody Allen Balmer, 38, will spend 25 to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in an April arson attack. Newly released surveillance footage shows Balmer scaling the fence of the Harrisburg governor’s mansion, breaking windows, and throwing Molotov cocktails inside…

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