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Man charged with hate crime for allegedly breaching 'Today' show studio, confronting Craig Melvin

Headline from Just the News, on the newest of 2 developments

Police announced the charges late Friday but have not identified the defendant, who is charged with burglary and menacing.

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  1. Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studio

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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    Man charged with hate crime for allegedly breaching 'Today' show studio, confronting Craig Melvin

    Headline from Just the News ·

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27 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Wacko accused of storming ‘Today’ show set and hurling racial slur at host Craig Melvin charged with hate crimes (opens New York Post)

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    Andrew Truelove, 41, allegedly barged into an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A at the 30 Rockefeller Center studio around 9 a.m., according to cops and an NBC rep.

  2. New York Post

    ‘Today’ show intruder hit with slew of hate crime charges (opens New York Post)

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    The intruder allegedly slipped past security at the show's headquarters early Thursday, where he attempted to locate Al Roker.

  3. New York Post

    ‘Today Show’ hate-crime suspect who allegedly targeted Craig Melvin was homeless ex-con with long criminal history (opens New York Post)

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    The alleged studio invader is a career offender with a long rap sheet, including prison time and homelessness in California.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘TODAY' show intruder arraigned on hate crime charges (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Craig Melvin in September 2025.

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with ‘Today’ show’s Melvin at NBC studio (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today” show host Craig Melvin at NBC’s studio in Manhattan. The man was arrested Thursday morning inside 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown by an officer responding to reports of a disorderly individual…

  6. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Trending SummaryBrief at 12:10 p.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studio

  7. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Trending SummaryBrief at 2:05 p.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studio

  8. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Trending SummaryBrief at 2:57 p.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studio

  9. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Trending SummaryBrief at 3:50 p.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studio

  10. The Hill

    Man arraigned on hate crime charges after confrontation with 'Today' show host (opens The Hill)

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    The man who allegedly breached security and yelled a racial slur at NBC News’s “Today” show host Craig Melvin was arraigned on Friday. Andrew Truelove, 41, was arraigned on one count of burglary in the third degree as a hate crime and a count of menacing in the third degree as a hate crime, accordin…

  11. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:08 p.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Man charged with hate crimes after confrontation with 'Today' show's Melvin at NBC studio

  12. Just the News

    Man charged with hate crime for allegedly breaching 'Today' show studio, confronting Craig Melvin (opens Just the News)

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    Police announced the charges late Friday but have not identified the defendant, who is charged with burglary and menacing.

  13. Breitbart News

    Man Charged with Hate Crimes for Confrontation with ‘Today’ Show’s Craig Melvin at NBC Studio (opens Breitbart News)

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    A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC's studio in Manhattan.

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