'Today' suspect caught on camera before hate crime arrest, rap sheet reveals attempted kidnapping conviction
The man accused of a hate crime when he approached "Today" co-host Craig Melvin at NBC's Manhattan studio has a criminal record spanning at least two decades, with charges including attempted kidnapping and trespassing, according to court records.New York City police arrested Andrew Truelove, 41, last week after NBC says he snuck into a vestibule near Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center and approached Melvin.A review of footage from the show reveals a man resembling Truelove and wearing similar clothing was pictured in the background as early as 8:03 a.m. At 8:05 a.m., the man in the background took off a backpack and appeared to place it in or behind a bush outside the building.
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The man accused of a hate crime when he approached "Today" co-host Craig Melvin at NBC's Manhattan studio has a criminal record spanning at least two decades, with charges including attempted kidnapping and trespassing, according to court records.New York City police arrested Andrew Truelove, 41, last week after NBC says he snuck into a vestibule near Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center and approached Melvin.A review of footage from the show reveals a man resembling Truelove and wearing similar clothing was pictured in the background as early as 8:03 a.m. At 8:05 a.m., the man in the background took off a backpack and appeared to place it in or behind a bush outside the building. He could be seen multiple times until 8:34 a.m., when actress Anne Hathaway was on set to discuss her role in the latest adaption of "The Odyssey."'TODAY' SHOW INTRUDER IDENTIFIED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BREACHING SECURITY NEAR CRAIG MELVINAccording to the NYPD, Truelove was arrested at 8:57 a.m. after he allegedly confronted Melvin with a racial slur in a private area of the building not open to the public.He was allegedly looking for Al Roker when he found Melvin instead.In October 2007, Truelove was accused of trying to abduct an 8-year-old from a school in Norfolk, Virginia.
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- The man accused of a hate crime when he approached "Today" co-host Craig Melvin at NBC's Manhattan studio has a criminal record spanning at least two decades, with charges including attempted kidnapping and trespassing, according to court records.New York City police arrested Andrew Truelove, 41, last week after NBC says he snuck into a vestibule near Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center and approached Melvin.A review of footage from the show reveals a man resembling Truelove and wearing similar clothing was pictured in the background as early as 8:03 a.m. At 8:05 a.m., the man in the background took off a backpack and appeared to place it in or behind a bush outside the building.
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