First Look at Alleged Arsonist Cody Balmer Who Torched Josh Shapiro’s Home While He Slept During Passover

The man who set the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence on fire on Sunday morning has been identified.

Police arrested a suspect on Sunday. His name is Cody Balmer, he’s 38 years-old and he lives near the governor’s mansion.

Balmer torched the governor’s residence during Passover. Shapiro is Jewish.

Times Now reported: During a news conference, police confirmed that Balmer scaled fences, evaded state troopers, and ignited the fire.

He was arrested in the Harrisburg area shortly after Governor Shapiro and his family were safely evacuated. Dauphin County District Attorney Francis Chardo stated that forthcoming charges will include attempted murder, terrorism, attempted arson, and aggravated assault against an enumerated person. Authorities have not yet released Balmer’s photo.

Balmer may have been angry that the government seized and sold his property.

Cody Balmer . Looks like he was angry at property being seized/auctioned. pic.twitter.com/0vbcuFESLW

— [email protected] (@rightfielder19) April 13, 2025

The damage to the governor’s residence is extensive.

In the photos — you can see remnants of the Passover dinner the governor hosted.
Police say the suspect had homemade incendiary devices.

— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) April 13, 2025

We are not publishing photos of the arsonist until we can confirm.

Police have just arrested 38-year-old Cody Balmer from Harrisburg in connection with the arson attack and attempted homicide against Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family.

Legacy media will now ignore this story because Balmer doesn’t fit their leftist narrative. pic.twitter.com/UR9AO004hx

— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) April 13, 2025

A Cody Balmer from Harrisburg’s Facebook page is still live.

Balmer has one photo of himself pointing a gun at a camera. We know this because he was wearing the same shirt in a different photo on his facebook page.