US EditionWisconsin Man Who Set Fire to Grothman's Office Gets 7 Years in Prison
Caiden Stachowicz was sentenced to 7 years prison and 7 years extended supervision for arson protesting a federal TikTok ban, with no injuries reported and over $15,000 restitution ordered.
- On Thursday, Caiden Stachowicz, 20, of Menasha, was sentenced to seven years in prison in Fond du Lac County for arson at Rep. Glenn Grothman's office.
- Stachowicz told investigators he acted out of anger over TikTok policy, saying he opposed the federal push to force ByteDance to sell TikTok and felt his rights were violated.
- Court records show he poured gasoline on an electrical box and around the building, then lit a match and watched it burn, according to the complaint.
- Fond du Lac County Circuit Judge Tricia Walker ordered seven years of extended supervision and no contact with Rep. Glenn Grothman, with prosecutors saying `we hope this sentence acts as a deterrent to others`.
- In January this year, TikTok finalized a deal to create an American entity, a platform used by more than 200 million Americans, signing agreements with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX.
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20-year-old sentenced to 7 years in prison for setting fire to Wisconsin congressman’s office
A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison and seven years of extended supervision for setting fire to a Wisconsin congressman’s Fond du Lac office last year. The post 20-year-old sentenced to 7 years in prison for setting fire to Wisconsin congressman’s office appeared first on WPR.
Wisconsin man who set fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban gets 7 years in prison
In addition to the prison time, Fond du Lac County Circuit Judge Tricia Walker sentenced 20-year-old Caiden Stachowicz to seven years of extended supervision, court records show.
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