A man has admitted to setting fire to a building housing a House member from Wisconsin’s office over “recent talks of a TikTok ban,” according to local police. The 19-year-old man was caught
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.
A 19-year-old man was arrested early Sunday after setting a fire in protest of discussions to ban TikTok at a strip mall housing the district office of a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, according to The New York Times.
The man was accused of setting fire at a strip mall in Wisconsin where Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office is located.
A Wisconsin teen set fire to a local Republican congressman’s office Sunday in a fit of rage over the TikTok ban, authorities say.
The incident occurred shortly around 1 a.m. on Sunday after the popular app had gone dark, according to the police.
Police said a Wisconsin man admitted to setting a congressman's district office on fire after the popular social media app TikTok went dark in the United States.
Shortly after 1 am on Sunday, police officers with the City of Fond du Lac responded to reports of a fire at 525 N. Peters Avenue.