Police arrest man for threatening to burn down New York City’s diamond district on live TV

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A Brooklyn man was arrested after police said he threatened to burn down New York City’s diamond district if government leaders did not meet with protesters during a Fox News interview over the weekend.

Israel “Ace” Burns, 34, was charged with one count of making terroristic threats, one count of aggravated harassment, and one count of false reporting, the New York Police Department said, according to Fox News. He was at central booking and had not been released as of Sunday evening.