Teen outraged over TikTok ban arrested for setting fire to congressman's office

A teen accused of mounting occurrence to a portion promenade successful Wisconsin wherever a congressman's bureau is located told authorities helium was motivated by the national prohibition connected the fashionable TikTok video-sharing platform.

Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman voted past April for a measure that mandated TikTok's China-based genitor institution merchantability its U.S. cognition by Sunday.

The occurrence successful Fond du Lac was reported astir 1am. The gathering was unoccupied astatine the clip and nary injuries were reported, constabulary said. 

The tiny blaze began extracurricular the gathering and caused insignificant harm earlier it was rapidly extinguished by Fond du Lac constabulary and firefighters who rushed to the scene.

Fond du Lac Police Department (FDLPD) officers were archetypal connected the scene, rapidly deploying occurrence extinguishers to support the flames astatine bay until the City of Fond du Lac Fire Rescue teams arrived. 

Chief Aaron Goldstein commended the accelerated effect of instrumentality enforcement and firefighters. 'We are relieved that nary 1 was injured and the bureau was unoccupied astatine the clip of the fire,' helium stated. 

'Acts of violence, successful immoderate form, are not tolerated, and we stay committed to protecting the information and well-being of our community. I americium thankful for the swift effect of our officers successful helping sound down the occurrence and locating the fishy of this arson.'

The 19-year-old Menasha man, whose sanction has not been released, is successful custody and volition beryllium charged with arson, constabulary said. 

The fishy is being held successful the Fond du Lac County Jail arsenic authorities hole to record charges with the Fond du Lac County District Attorney's Office.

He stands accused of mounting the fire, allegedly driven by outrage implicit the little TikTok prohibition which came into effect connected Saturday nighttime for astir 12 hours.

Police said the teen was arrested aft helium was seen adjacent the promenade watching the fire.

'The TikTok contented is truly secondary. I mean, I woody with evidently dozens of issues up here, and we cannot person radical - if they disagree with maine - accidental the mode to settee that disagreement is let's effort to pain down the congressman's office,' Grothman told WISN 12 News. 

After going acheronian for users this weekend, Trump said connected his societal media tract that helium would contented an enforcement bid aft he's sworn successful for a 2nd word connected Monday delaying a TikTok prohibition 'so that we tin marque a woody to support our nationalist security.' 

He said the bid would marque wide that companies volition not beryllium held liable for violating a instrumentality that aimed to unit TikTok's merchantability by its China-based genitor company.

Hours later, the app returned, to the alleviation of its legions of dedicated users.

'Thanks for your patience and support. As a effect of President Trump's efforts, TikTok is backmost successful the U.S.!' work the announcement.