A man admitted to setting fire to a building housing a congressman in a Wisconsin office, citing “recent discussions about banning TikTok.” According to local police.
A 19-year-old man was arrested by Fond du Lac police on Sunday, the department said in a Facebook post on suspicion of arson in “a building where office space was leased to U.S. Rep. Glenn Grossman.” He said that he was a person. ”
“We are relieved that no one was injured and the office was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Any form of violence will not be tolerated and we remain committed to protecting the safety and well-being of our community,” police said. Chief Aaron Goldstein said in a statement.
“We are grateful for the quick response of our officers in putting out the fire and locating the arson suspect,” he added.
The police department also said in a post that early Sunday morning, officers “responded to a possible structure fire” at the building that houses Grossman's office. The arson suspect was found near the building by police and said he set the fire for the following reasons: “Recent stories about the TikTok ban.”
On Sunday, a law went into effect forcing TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance to withdraw from the app or risk being banned in the United States. The app prepared for the ban, cutting off access to its platform from the United States just before midnight Saturday.
When American users opened the app, they saw a message saying, “A law has been enacted in the United States that bans TikTok. Unfortunately, this means you can't use TikTok for the time being.”
But on Sunday, TikTok announced it was “in the process” of restarting its service in the U.S., just about 12 hours after cutting off access to U.S. users.
“In agreement with our service provider, TikTok is working to restore service,” TikTok said in a statement posted on social platform X.
“To bring TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allow over 7 million small businesses to thrive, please provide us with the clarity and assurance we need that service providers will not be penalized. Thank you, President Trump, for your continued support.”
