The man seen placing rice cookers around downtown New York is in custody, police say

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/17/us/new-york-police-rice-cookers/index.html

CNN)The man who police say is seen on video dropping off rice cookers Friday in downtown New York was taken into custody early Saturday morning, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said.

Three rice cookers, initially described as suspicious devices, were discovered Friday morning in Manhattan, prompting a brief scare and causing delays during the busy morning subway commute. All the devices were ultimately deemed safe.

The man was found unconscious around 2 a.m. ET at an address in the Bronx and is hospitalized, the source said. He was taken into custody on a previous bench warrant unrelated to Friday's incident and has not been charged in connection with the rice cookers, the source said.

The "individual has been located and the investigation continues," NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea tweeted Saturday morning.

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[Champion Jack]

1. Careful with that Rice cooker Eugene!

You could put an eye out!

[CentralMass]

5. At least two of them appear to steel lidded pressure cookers.

A duffle bag with a couple these rigged caused horrendous carnage in Boston. Its not a matter to be taken lightly.

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2. Rice cooker bomb scare suspect Larry Griffin II has prior bestiality arrest

https://nypost.com/2019/08/16/rice-cooker-bomb-scare-suspect-larry-griffin-ii-has-prior-bestiality-arrest/

The suspect wanted for Friday’s rice cooker bomb scare is a 26-year-old West Virginia native who is facing charges in his home state for allegedly sending bestiality videos involving a chicken to a minor, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Cops believe Larry Griffin II, of Bruno, is the same man caught on CCTV leaving two rice cookers in a subway station, sparking an evacuation in Lower Manhattan around 7 a.m. during the rush-hour commute.

According to police in West Virginia, Griffin was charged in 2017 for showing a video to a minor that involved him having sex with a chicken. The case is still pending.

“There is some type of deviant behavior there, obviously,” a West Virginia police source said. “In technical terms, there’s something that ain’t right with him.”

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[madinmaryland]

6. That's creepy. Sex with a chicken? I've heard of choking the chicken, but...

Oh well never mind. The guy is fucked and shouldn’t be allowed to own a gun.

[Sneederbunk]

3. But have they located the rice?

[CentralMass]

4. IMO after the Boston Marathone bombing this is not a matter to take lightly.

[madinmaryland]

7. They didn't take it lightly. Even if they were empty, the cops rightfully found the

guy and found him very quickly. I’m sure they’ll get him on some sort of charge and maybe get the guy some mental help.

[CentralMass]

9. I was referring to a few comments here.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

8. Now we know why the chicken crossed the road...

to get away from this guy.