A 19-year-old Wisconsin man set fire to Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office in Fond du Lac over the TikTok ban. The fire was started around 1 a.m. on Sunday, just hours after TikTok went offline.
According to a report from WISN Milwaukee, “Police officers arrived at the scene and used extinguishers to hold the fire in check until firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire.”
The building was empty at the time, and no injuries were reported.
The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, was arrested nearby.
While in custody, the teenager “admitted to starting the fire in response to recent talks of a TikTok ban.”
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