Man detained, charged after sneaking into 30 Rock looking for 'Today' show host: Police
The man was detained by an NYPD officer working a paid detail, police said.
A man was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes after he allegedly snuck into an NBC building at New York City's Rockefeller Center on Thursday morning, authorities said.
The suspect, 41-year-old Andrew Truelove, said he was looking for "Today" show weather anchor Al Roker, and he allegedly repeatedly uttered a racial slur, police said.
He also made other statements that lead police to believe he is emotionally disturbed, police said.
Truelove was detained by an NYPD officer working a paid detail, police said.
He has been charged with burglary as a hate crime, menacing as a hate crime, criminal trespass as a hate crime and harassment
He has a recent arrest history, including twice in May, for criminal trespass and reckless endangerment and earlier in January for assault.
He also was charged with criminal mischief on five separate occasions, from July to Sept. 2025, according to police.
ABC News has reached out to NBC for comment.
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