‘TODAY’ Present
Safety Guard Fired After Intruder Reaches Craig Melvin
Revealed
NBC has fired a safety guard after the stunning safety breach on the “TODAY” present that ended with an intruder confronting Craig Melvin … TMZ has confirmed.
Sources with direct data inform TMZ … the guard was terminated Thursday after allegedly permitting the suspect to slide into Studio 1A inflicting the scary incident.
Safety footage reportedly reveals two guards posted on the entrance when the breach occurred, in keeping with Web page Six. The outlet studies one guard briefly stepped away whereas the opposite failed to note the person getting into the restricted space.
We have reached out to a rep for the “TODAY” present, who declined to touch upon the firing.
As TMZ first reported, Andrew Truelove entered 30 Rockefeller Plaza via the “TODAY” plaza after asking staffers the place he may discover Al Roker. Legislation enforcement sources advised us he by no means discovered Roker and as an alternative allegedly lunged at Craig whereas yelling the N-word at him.
Truelove was rapidly detained till the NYPD arrived. Regardless of the alarming encounter, nobody was harm, and Craig and Al have been again on the air about quarter-hour later.
Our cameras later captured a heavy police presence outdoors 30 Rock as investigators regarded into how the suspect managed to get so deep contained in the constructing.
Truelove has been charged with hate crime housebreaking, hate crime menacing, hate crime legal trespass and harassment.
