Stephen A's Take: A man allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion.
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🗓️ 16 April 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, everyone? It's Greg Rosenthal, and I'm teaming up with the King of Spring. |
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| 0:22.4 | Listen to 40s and free agents on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:32.4 | I want to get into a serious headline from the world of politics. |
| 0:37.1 | Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a man, they say, |
| 0:39.8 | broke in the Governor Josh Shapiro's residence early Sunday |
| 0:42.5 | and started a fire while Shapiro and his family was sleeping. |
| 0:47.3 | Shapiro, his wife, Lori, their four children, |
| 0:55.0 | and another family were forced to evacuate the home |
| 0:59.0 | which was significantly damaged by the fire. |
| 1:03.0 | Thankfully, no injuries were reported. |
| 1:06.0 | 38-year-old Cody Balmer turned himself in the police |
| 1:09.0 | and is being held on charges that include attempted murder, aggravated arson, and terrorism. |
| 1:16.3 | According to an affidavit, Balmer said he was angry with the governor and would have beaten him with a hammer if confronted. |
| 1:22.4 | I'm going to repeat that. |
| 1:24.1 | He would have beaten him with a hammer if confronted. |
| 1:31.3 | Okay. he would have beaten him with a hammer if confronted. There is a quote from the fire chief in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. |
| 1:43.8 | And he says, I have absolutely no compassion for anybody who commits such heinous crimes. |
| 1:49.4 | Fire chief, Brian Interline, told the New York Post following a press conference Monday, |
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