Craig Melvin is "safe and sound" following the Today show security breach incident that occurred on Thursday, July 16.
The day after an intruder made his way into the NBC morning show's New York City studio and confronted Melvin, the Today co-host took a "quick moment" to address the incident on air.
"You may have heard that unfortunately, an intruder made his way into an unauthorized area here at Studio 1A," Melvin said on the Friday, July 17, broadcast. "Thankfully, he was apprehended quickly; he was placed under arrest. We are cooperating fully with NYPD as they investigate the matter, and we are just very happy that everyone is safe."
"We want to make sure that you’re safe," chimed in Laura Jarrett, who was sitting in for co-anchor Savannah Guthrie on Friday's broadcast, as Melvin assured, "Safe and sound."
On Thursday, a man who has since been identified by the NYPD as 41-year-old Andrew Truelove, allegedly broke into the Rockefeller Plaza studio around 9 a.m., where he is accused of yelling racial slurs at Melvin and asking for Al Roker after skirting security, as per NBC News.
He has since been charged with hate crime-burglary, hate crime-menacing, hate crime-criminal trespass, and harassment, as per the NYPD, but has not yet been arraigned.
Following the incident, Melvin broke his silence on Instagram, writing, "Hey everyone. I’ve heard from so many of you over the last few hours. I’m doing just fine. Thanks for reaching out. I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning on @todayshow."
Roker also addressed the security breach on social media. "A really heartfelt thank you to all who reached out over the last 24 hours to check in on my brother, @craigmelvinnbc,” he wrote on Friday. "We are both okay. It’s moments like these that serve to pull us together. You all, like Craig, said 'You come after one of us, you come after all of us.' We’ll talk about it this morning on @todayshow."
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