The man was arrested Sunday, shortly after crews extinguished a fire at U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman's office, located at a strip mall on N. Peters Ave.
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.
Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office caught fire early Sunday morning in what police say was an arson motivated by retaliation for a U.S. ban on TikTok.
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.
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.
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.
The man suspected of setting fire to US Rep. Glenn Grothman's office Jan. 19 made his first appearance in court Jan. 22. Here's what we know.
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).
Defense attorney Timothy Hogan argued that the terrorist threat charge should be dismissed because Stachowicz did not communicate any threat ahead of the fire.
One charge of “making terrorist threats” was dropped against a man accused of setting a fire outside a congressman’s office building because he was angry over the TikTok ban.
A terrorist threat charge has been dismissed against the man accused of setting fire to Congressman Glenn Grothman's office in Fond du Lac earlier this month.