Homeless man who allegedly threatened to kill Michael Strahan is getting a psychiatric evaluation: sources Getty Images A homeless man allegedly told a cop that he wanted to kill Michael Strahan on Tuesday. The homeless man who allegedly threatened to kill Giants great Michael Strahan was being held Wednesday, pending a psychiatric evaluation and treatment, sources said. Andre Johnson, 25, was arrested Tuesday after he demanded to be let into ABC’s “Good Morning America” in Times Square to see Strahan, sources said. The hulking man was sent away — then returned with a knife, a source said. He lunged at a security guard, and was tackled by a cop, who then arrested him. A source said he later told cops, “I was there to kill Michael Strahan.” In a statement, Jeffrey Schneider, senior vice president of ABC News said, “We are incredibly indebted to the heroic and fast-acting police officer who swiftly took down the suspect in Times Square.” Keith Booker Andre Johnson (center) is subdued by police after he, armed with a knife, demanded to be let into ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ in Times Square Tuesday morning and said later he wanted to kill Michael Strahan. Keith Booker Johnson tried to stab a security guard with the blade before he was subdued. Previous Next [...] newsnyork/homeless-man-who-allegedly-threatened-to-kill-michael-strahan-is-getting-a-psychiatric-evaluation-sources/
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