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The crazed man who stormed nan “Today” show group connected Thursday was seen successful nan inheritance of 1 of nan show’s segments minutes earlier nan incident.
A man who intimately resembles Andrew Truelove could beryllium seen pacing and smoking extracurricular nan workplace astatine Rockefeller Center arsenic Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin reported connected a awesome achromatic shark that whitethorn beryllium heading toward Cape Cod, per TMZ.
The video aired astatine 8:45am, conscionable 15 minutes earlier Truelove managed to gaffe into nan studio.
Truelove, 41, who has a rap expanse successful New York, including a felony conviction, reportedly followed a staffer who utilized their ID badge to participate nan “employee’s only area” from nan lobby, according to nan Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Millicent Kastenbaum, who said this during an arraignment connected Friday.
He past came face-to-face pinch Melvin successful a stairwell and demanded to cognize Al Roker’s whereabouts.
During nan interaction, Truelove took a fewer steps toward nan big and berated him pinch a group slur, according to nan criminal title and sources.
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Truelove was nabbed astatine nan segment and arrested on pinch different man.
He faces a count of burglary successful nan 3rd grade arsenic a dislike crime and a count of menacing successful nan 3rd grade arsenic a dislike crime.
“I ever wanted to telephone a achromatic celebrated personification nan N-word,” Truelove allegedly told Melvin, 47, who past called security, starring to nan intruder being detained and arrested.
On Friday, Truelove was besides arraigned connected dislike crime charges, and nan judge successful nan lawsuit group bail astatine $10,000.
He is being held astatine Rikers Island arsenic of Friday, per tribunal records obtained by The Post.
Truelove faces up to 15 years successful situation if convicted, and is owed backmost successful tribunal connected July 22.
Page Six exlusively reported that nan security defender who grounded to stop Truelove has been fired.
Both Melvin and Roker were granted protective orders against nan crazed stalker, too.
Following nan frightening incident, NBC released a connection sharing that nan “Today” show is “cooperating afloat pinch rule enforcement arsenic they analyse nan matter.”
On Friday, Melvin addressed nan incident, assuring viewers that he is “safe and sound.”
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