Jewish Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Targeted in Attempted Murder Plot

A 38-year-old man from Pennsylvania is facing multiple criminal charges, including attempted murder, after allegedly setting fire to part of Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence in Harrisburg in the early hours of Sunday, the first day of Pesach.

According to court filings, the suspect, Cody Balmer, surrendered to authorities and admitted he had been “harboring hatred” toward Governor Shapiro, a Jew. He told investigators that had he found the governor inside the home, he would have attacked him with a hammer.

The arson incident is the latest in a troubling pattern of politically motivated acts of violence that have occurred in recent years.

The NY Post reports that the former mechanic, who said he is now jobless, penniless and lives with his parents, was free after making bail for a 2023 simple assault charge, courts spokesperson Stacey Witalec.

In that case, he was accused of stomping on his 10-year-old son’s broken leg and battering his wife, according to a police report.

Balmer stuck his tongue out and crossed his eyes as Pennsylvania State Troopers led him shackled at the hands and ankles into the Dauphin County Magisterial District Courthouse Monday.

Judge Dale Klein promptly order him held without bond, to which he replied, “Thank you, ma’am.”

{Matzav.com}