Overview

• Balmer admitted to attempted murder, aggravated arson, terrorism, burglary and 22 arson counts, one for each person endangered inside the residence.
• Judge Deborah Curcillo accepted a plea agreement setting a 25- to 50-year term with parole eligibility no earlier than April 13, 2050.
• Courtroom video shows him scaling a fence, smashing windows with a sledgehammer, throwing Molotov cocktails and striking doors toward occupied rooms.
• Shapiro, his wife, three children, two state troopers and at least 15 guests were inside during the pre-dawn attack, and all evacuated without injury.
• Officials say the incident prompted an independent security review, visible perimeter and staffing upgrades, and multi-million-dollar repairs to the state-owned residence.