'Today' suspect caught on camera before hate crime arrest, rap sheet reveals attempted kidnapping conviction

The antheral accused of a hatred transgression erstwhile helium approached "Today" co-host Craig Melvin astatine NBC's Manhattan workplace has a transgression grounds spanning astatine slightest 2 decades, with charges including attempted kidnapping and trespassing, according to tribunal records.

New York City constabulary arrested Andrew Truelove, 41, past week aft NBC says helium snuck into a vestibule adjacent Studio 1A successful Rockefeller Center and approached Melvin.

A reappraisal of footage from the amusement reveals a antheral resembling Truelove and wearing akin covering was pictured successful the inheritance arsenic aboriginal arsenic 8:03 a.m. the time of the incident. At 8:05 a.m., the antheral successful the inheritance took disconnected a backpack and appeared to spot it successful oregon down a bush extracurricular the building. He could beryllium seen aggregate times until 8:34 a.m., erstwhile histrion Anne Hathaway was connected acceptable to sermon her relation successful the latest adaption of "The Odyssey."

'TODAY' SHOW INTRUDER IDENTIFIED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BREACHING SECURITY NEAR CRAIG MELVIN

Andrew Truelove was arrested aft allegedly entering NBC's Rockefeller Center studios during a unrecorded broadcast of the Today amusement and shouting racist slurs astatine co-host Craig Melvin. Authorities initially said helium was looking for Al Roker. Security unit rapidly intervened and constabulary took him into custody. (Kevin C. Downs/Redux)

According to the NYPD, Truelove was arrested astatine 8:57 a.m. aft helium allegedly confronted Melvin with a radical slur successful a backstage country of the gathering not unfastened to the public.

He was allegedly looking for Al Roker erstwhile helium recovered Melvin instead.

In October 2007, Truelove was accused of trying to abduct an 8-year-old from a schoolhouse successful Norfolk, Virginia. He was convicted astatine proceedings and sentenced to 10 years successful prison, of which six were suspended, followed by 10 years connected probation, tribunal records show.

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A antheral resembling the fishy successful the radical onslaught connected "Today" co-host Craig Melvin appears successful the inheritance of the amusement connected the greeting of the July 16, 2026, onslaught astatine Rockefeller Center successful New York. ('Today'/NBC)

A psychiatrist testified helium had symptoms of bipolar upset and had stopped taking medications aft gaining much than 100 pounds anterior to the incident, according to The Virginian-Pilot.

Truelove has an extended rap expanse successful the authorities of Virginia, wherever tribunal records amusement helium was besides accused of trespassing, demolition of property, making weaponry threats and aggregate probation violations.

In 2023, helium served 90 days successful jailhouse for the spot demolition case. In 2014, helium was arrested connected charges of stealing signs from memorials dedicated to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.

PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF ISSUES ALERT FOR KIDNAPPING SUSPECT LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM NANCY GUTHRIE'S HOME

Craig Melvin astatine the unrecorded show of Megan Moroney connected the Today Plaza arsenic portion of the Citi Concert Series connected NBC's Today Show connected July 10, 2026 successful New York City. (Dinara Khairova/Sipa USA)

He faces hatred transgression charges of burglary, a felony, and menacing, a misdemeanor, successful transportation with the Melvin incident.

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"An idiosyncratic entered an unauthorized country successful a vestibule adjacent Studio 1A," a "Today" spokesperson said successful a statement. "The idiosyncratic approached anchor Craig Melvin, who alerted security. The idiosyncratic was detained and taken into custody by instrumentality enforcement without further incident. There was nary altercation, and nary 1 was injured. TODAY is cooperating afloat with instrumentality enforcement arsenic they analyse the matter. NBC and TODAY instrumentality the information and information of our employees, talent, unit and guests highly seriously. We are reviewing the incidental and our information protocols and stay committed to providing a harmless and unafraid situation for everyone who works astatine and visits our studios."

Court records successful New York amusement antheral with the aforesaid sanction and property arsenic Truelove has further pending cases successful transportation with an alleged battle successful the NYPD's 5th Precinct successful January, trespassing and reckless endangerment charges connected the city's transit strategy from May — and a 12-count transgression mischief indictment from past year.

He's present being held connected $10,000 bail successful a New York City jail.

Melvin's colleague, Savannah Guthrie, is the girl of missing Nancy Guthrie, whose Feb. 1 disappearance remains unsolved. She is believed to person been abducted from her location aft Nest video shows a masked intruder connected her beforehand steps successful the Catalina Foothills of bluish Tucson, Arizona.

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Anyone with accusation connected that lawsuit is asked to telephone 1-800-FBI oregon 520-88-CRIME.

With nary arrests oregon publically identified suspects successful the Guthrie case, immoderate web sleuths person pondered a imaginable connection. However, Truelove has not been linked to the abduction by immoderate instrumentality enforcement agency, and helium does not lucifer the carnal statement of a masked antheral seen connected Guthrie's beforehand structure astir the clip she was taken.

These 2 images were released by the FBI, recovered from Nancy Guthrie's Nest doorbell camera. It's unclear whether they amusement the aforesaid person. (FBI)

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New York jailhouse records database Truelove arsenic astir 6 feet gangly and 250 pounds. The masked intruder has been described by the FBI arsenic 5 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches gangly with an mean build.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI did not instantly respond to requests for comment.

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Truelove has reportedly traveled done the Sonoran Desert region, according to a 2023 illustration successful the Los Angeles Times that focused connected his bout with homelessness connected the West Coast aft getting disconnected of probation successful Virginia.

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It was not instantly wide erstwhile helium arrived successful New York City.

Truelove is owed backmost successful tribunal Wednesday.