Craig Melvin missing from 'Today' show following intruder incident

Craig Melvin is taking a short break from the "Today" show after an intruder confronted him off‑air on July 16, while co‑anchor Savannah Guthrie returned to the broadcast.

Craig Melvin is taking time off from "Today."

Coanchor Savannah Guthrie returned to the morning show on Monday, July 20, after her own brief hiatus, joined by "Today with Jenna & Sheinelle" cohost Sheinelle Jones. Guthrie noted Melvin was absent for a "little family vacation."

The time off comes after a person slipped past "Today" security and allegedly managed to confront the coanchor off-air on Thursday, July 16, allegedly calling him a racial slur, according to records reviewed by USA TODAY. There was "no altercation, and no one was injured" during the incident, per a "Today" show statement.

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The man, now identified as Andrew Truelove, 41, was quickly taken into custody and charged with burglary as a hate crime and menacing as a hate crime, both felonies, according to a Manhattan District Attorney's complaint obtained by USA TODAY.

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Truelove allegedly snuck into the building at 30 Rockefeller Center by following behind an employee who scanned into a restricted studio with an identification badge, per the complaint. Truelove was allegedly looking for weatherman Al Roker when he encountered Melvin, 47, by a stairwell.

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Truelove then stepped toward Melvin and allegedly called him a racial slur, to which Melvin asked, "That's what you wanted to get arrested for?" Truelove purportedly replied, "I always wanted to call a black famous person" the slur.

At his July 17 arraignment, the judge issued a temporary order of protection for Melvin and Roker, 71.

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Following the July 16 broadcast, Melvin took to Instagram to reassure fans.

"I've heard from so many of you over the last few hours. I'm doing just fine. Thanks for reaching out," he wrote in the post. "I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning."

Meanwhile, Guthrie's return comes as she continues filming as host of NBC's new Wordle game show.