'Today' show intruder who allegedly hurled slur sent to Rikers without bail after probation violation

The antheral accused of slipping past information astatine NBC's "Today" amusement studios and hurling a radical slur astatine co-host Craig Melvin was ordered to beryllium held astatine Rikers Island without bail aft violating the presumption of his probation, according to tribunal records.

Andrew Truelove, 41, was remanded to the Rikers Island jailhouse analyzable without bail connected Wednesday aft violating parole tied to a transgression mischief complaint helium pleaded blameworthy to successful May, tribunal records show. Truelove is accused of sneaking into a vestibule that is adjacent Studio 1A successful Rockefeller Center connected July 16 and went up to Melvin, allegedly hurling a radical slur.

Truelove was allegedly searching for Al Roker but encountered Melvin instead. He faces hatred transgression charges of burglary, a felony, and menacing, a misdemeanor, successful transportation with the incident.

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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)

The antheral has a transgression past that extends beyond New York.

Truelove was convicted of trying to abduct an 8-year-old from a schoolhouse successful Norfolk, Virginia, successful 2007. He was sentenced to 10 years of prison, with six years suspended and followed by 10 years connected probation, according to tribunal records.

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During those tribunal proceedings, a psychiatrist testified Truelove had bipolar upset symptoms and stopped taking medications.

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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. (Kevin C. Downs/Redux)

His rap expanse besides includes charges of trespassing, demolition of property, making weaponry threats and aggregate probation violations, according to Virginia tribunal records.

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After the mid-July incidental astatine Rockefeller Center, Melvin wrote, "I've heard from truthful galore of you implicit the past fewer hours. I'm doing conscionable fine. Thanks for reaching out. I'm looking guardant to seeing you time greeting connected [TODAY Show]."

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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)

The "Today" amusement said successful a connection it was reviewing information protocols aft the incident. A information defender who reportedly failed to support Truelove retired of the workplace was fired.

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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."