Man accused of setting fire over TikTok ban in court
Police and fire personnel responded to the report of a fire at the strip mall containing the congressman's office at around 1 a.m. Sunday.
The man contended the shutdown violated his constitutional rights and no longer believes peaceful protest is an option.
Rep. Glenn Grothman's office caught fire Sunday morning in what police say was an arson in retaliation for a U.S. ban on TikTok. The congressman tells NBC 26 he's never heard of anything like it.
The City of Fond du Lac Police Department says they have arrested a 19-year-old Menasha man, suspected of setting fire to a strip mall
The small fire started outside the building, causing minor damage before it was swiftly brought under control by Fond du Lac police and firefighters who responded to the scene.
A 19-year-old man in Wisconsin has been charged with arson after police in Fond du Lac allege he set fire to a local congressman's office and cited this weekend's short-lived TikTok ban.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Fond du Lac police say they arrested a 19-year-old Menasha man early Sunday, Jan. 19 for allegedly setting fire to an office space leased to U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI).
Prosecutors charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman's office because he was upset with the federal TikTok ban with multiple counts on Wednesday, including arson.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WLUK) -- The man accused of setting fire to a Northeast Wisconsin congressman's office over the short-lived TikTok ban appeared in court Wednesday. Caiden Stachowicz, 19, of Menasha, is charged with arson, attempted burglary, criminal damage to property and terrorist threats.
A 19-year-old Menasha man is accused of setting a fire at a building in Fond du Lac where U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman has an office. When police arrested the suspect nearby, he admitted to starting the fire in response to recent talks of a TikTok ban.
A 19-year-old Menasha man was charged Wednesday with setting a fire at the office of Wisconsin Rep. Glenn Grothman in Fond du Lac over the nationwide TikTok ban.