Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept

A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania governor’s mansion pleaded guilty Tuesday to the attempted murder of Gov. The attack hours after the family celebrated the Jewish holiday of Passover with a Seder in the residence raised questions about Balmer's motivation, but Balmer told The Associated Press in a May letter from jail that the governor's faith wasn't a factor. Balmer told investigators he was concerned about the potential death toll of the war in Gaza, and his comments indicated he was willing to take a life for what he viewed as an offset to the war, Chardo said.