PA Governor Josh Shapiro
Alleged Arsonist Hospitalized …
After Unhappy Mug Shot
Revealed
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro‘s alleged arsonist had his mugshot publicly launched Monday — and the man definitely seems glum.
The Dauphin County District Lawyer’s Workplace launched the reserving photograph of Cody Balmer, who allegedly set hearth to Shapiro’s home whereas the governor, his spouse, his children and one other household have been inside as they celebrated Passover — the Jewish vacation — this previous weekend. Fortunately, the Shapiros and their friends made it out of the blaze alive and unscathed.
Try the mug shot … Balmer seems like he simply misplaced his canine, along with his droopy face and sullen eyes. Prosecutors simply hit Balmer with a truckload of fees, together with tried homicide, aggravated arson, housebreaking, reckless endangerment, terrorism and different offenses.
In the meantime, Dauphin County Jail Warden Gregory Briggs tells TMZ … Balmer is at the moment being evaluated at a Pennsylvania hospital, which is why his arraignment Monday morning was canceled.
A rep for the Pennsylvania State Police tells us Balmer suffered a “medical event” unrelated to his arson arrest, however his situation was not instantly launched.
What’s extra, Briggs says he is been in talks with state correction officers about housing Balmer in certainly one of their services. Briggs says there’s concern about Balmer’s violent nature, and says state penitentiaries are higher outfitted to take care of these safety points.
In response to court docket paperwork, Balmer confessed to scaling a fence, breaking a window with a hammer, and tossing Molotov cocktails inside Shapiro’s home, which badly broken a portion of it.
The paperwork say Balmer ordered his ex-girlfriend to inform cops he was accountable for the alleged crimes earlier than he surrendered to the police.
