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The fire began outside the building – which was unoccupied at the time – and caused minor damage before it was extinguished. No injuries were reported.
Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman’s office because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban with felony arson.
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, Wisc. – The TikTok ban has been cited as a 19-year-old suspect’s reason for setting a U.S. congressman’s office on fire in Fond du Lac early Sunday morning. Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested early Sunday ...
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
TikTok briefly went offline in the United States over the weekend due to the ban that was set to go into effect on Sunday before Donald Trump pledged to
Of Wisconsin’s eight-member House delegation, only Democratic Reps. Mark Pocan and Gwen Moore voted against the TikTok ban, citing an impediment on American user’s free speech rights. Shortly after the TikTok ban went into effect, Pocan wrote in a social media post Sunday that the ban was “Congress and the executive branch at their worst.”
The man contended the shutdown violated his constitutional rights and no longer believes peaceful protest is an option.
A 19-year-old man has been accused of setting a fire at a building that includes Wisconsin Rep. Glenn Grothman's office because of the short-lived TikTok ban. The Fond du Lac Police Department said the incident happened around 1 a.m. on Sunday at a strip mall at 525 N. Peters Ave. that is home to the Republican 6th District congressman's office.
MADISON, Wis. — 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 ...
Appleton resident Brandon Johnson, known to millions on TikTok as @spiritwalker, says the last few days have caused a "whirlind" of emotions for him as a content creator