Nancy Guthrie mystery: 'Today' show intruder sparks security shakeup at NBC studio

NEW YORK — The "Today" amusement is upping its on-set information aft an intruder accosted co-host Craig Melvin successful a vestibule, hurling a radical slur and landing himself successful jailhouse facing hatred transgression charges, according to a caller report.

"We wanted to scope retired with an important update regarding workplace entree for ‘Today’ interviews," reads an excerpt from an email amusement unit sent to Hollywood PR firms, archetypal published by Variety. "In airy of the caller events past week, we are implementing stricter information protocols effectual immediately."

The superior alteration is that guests tin present beryllium accompanied by lone 2 radical — whether they beryllium stylists, spokespersons, societal media aides oregon different "support personnel," according to the report.

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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)

"We’ll defer to you connected who those 2 individuals should be, but determination volition be no exceptions oregon further unit permitted successful the studio during the interview," the connection continued. Additional staffers would beryllium asked to stay successful the greenish room, extracurricular of the studio.

The study comes a week aft Andrew Truelove, a 41-year-old Virginia native, allegedly snuck successful down idiosyncratic going done a information gross starring into a restricted country of the NBC workplace astatine Rockefeller Center. He was allegedly hunting for Al Roker and recovered Melvin alternatively — past allegedly screamed a radical slur astatine him conscionable earlier 9 a.m., according to metropolis police.

No 1 was physically hurt, the amusement said successful a statement, but the information lapse reportedly outgo 1 defender his job.

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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)

"NBC and 'Today' instrumentality the information and information of our employees, talent, unit and guests highly seriously," the show's connection continued. "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."

"Today" amusement clips from that greeting amusement Truelove loitered extracurricular the ground-floor studio's model for astatine slightest a half-hour, appearing successful aggregate shots betwixt 8:03 .m. and 8:34, erstwhile histrion Anne Hathaway was connected acceptable to sermon her relation successful the latest adaption of "The Odyssey."

The incidental comes conscionable six months aft different "Today" co-host's parent was the unfortunate successful a location penetration abduction from her location successful Tucson. Savannah Guthrie's parent Nancy remains unaccounted for, and nary suspects person been publically identified.

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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)

Truelove, the antheral accused of hatred transgression burglary and menacing successful the Melvin attack, had felony convictions successful his location authorities and much than a twelve pending charges successful New York earlier the incident. He is presently being held astatine a New York City jailhouse connected $10,000 bail.

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Truelove pleaded not blameworthy astatine his arraignment past week and his lawyers waived an quality astatine a follow-up proceeding Wednesday. He's owed backmost successful tribunal connected Aug. 5.

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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.

A psychiatrist testified helium had symptoms of bipolar upset and had stopped taking medications earlier the incidental due to the fact that they made him summation weight, according to The Virginian-Pilot.

Other charges successful Virginia included trespassing, making weaponry threats, demolition of spot and repeated probation violations.

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In 2014, helium was arrested connected charges of stealing signs from memorials dedicated to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.

And successful 2023, aft getting disconnected of probation, helium near Virginia for Southern California, wherever helium was profiled successful the Los Angeles Times successful a lengthy communicative connected his conflict with homelessness.