Man arrested after trying to enter St. Patrick's Cathedral with 2 gasoline cans, police say

abc7ny.com ^ | 04/17/2019 | Eyewitness News

[massmike]

A 37-year-old man from New Jersey was arrested after attempting to enter St Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan with two gasoline cans Wednesday night, police say.

Church ushers stopped the man at about 8 p.m. and notified nearby officers with the NYPD Critical Response Command, who took him into custody.

Authorities say he drove to St. Patrick's, parked in front of Saks and took two gas cans and lighter fluid from the car into the cathedral where he was stopped.

The man's intentions were not immediately clear. The incident came two days after the fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Hmm. Sounds like he might be gay.

[onona]

welp, maybe those devotion candles are hard to light.

[mason-dixon]

Indicated that Police already new Mr. Lamparello, sounds like local dangerous nut job?

[jjotto]

Known to be mentally ill, so, yes.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Nevermind the gay thing. According to that “Heavy” link, sounds like he couldn’t get laid by any woman. Of course, trying to turn St. Patrick’s into an inferno ain’t the first thing I’d do if I wasn’t having success in that area.

[eartick]

The man's intentions were not immediately clear.

Who in wild wild world of sports believes this BS

[SkyPilot]

So just because he was carrying gasoline and matches into a Catholic church doesn't mean why you are IMPLYING! No!! We are not going "there!" Not on MY WATCH! Cut off his microphone!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vannrox]

I am sure that it's just some kind of misunderstanding. I'll bet that they will find some hamburgers, and hotdogs in the trunk of his car.

[Old Yeller]

Did he need the lighter fluid in order to ignite the gasoline?

[9422WMR]

“with two gas cans”.
Okay how about some better reporting here?
How about this: “with two cans of gasoline”.
Two gas cans are harmless, as are two gas cans filled with water.
Now two cans of gas? I’d be concerned about that!!
Seriously we will see more churches burned around the world this Easter weekend. It appears jihad is on a tear.
From Airplane II: Nothing to see here, move along!!

[ealgeone]

The man's intentions were not immediately clear.

Because everyone goes to church with a couple of extra gas cans.

[wally_bert]

Gasoline is a great cleaner and maybe he wanted to shine up the place.

[SJackson]

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Man, who names their kid Man.

[Daniel Ramsey]

They don’t want Tarrant operator’s to crop up. Lone wolves taking matters in their own hands against Islam.

[af_vet_1981]

At least one of the gas cans did contain gasoline, according to NBC News sources. Police said he had four gallons of gasoline.

Photos, description, etc.

Lamparello is a Boston College-educated philosophy professor who has been involved in the Catholic Church in the past. According to a bio for a recently published book he wrote, “A native of New Jersey, Marc Lamparello studied philosophy at Boston College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 2004. Marc has been heavily engaged in the study of philosophy from an early age, and is currently working on two other book-length projects, including a witty dialogue on arguments for and against the existence of God, and a series of essays on the epistemology of practical motivation.”

[Vaden]

His is 37 year old Marc Lamparello of New Jersey. (It’s in the article in the link.)

Searched his name. He’s a white guy. My guess is he’s a nut who thought it would be fun to see St. Patrick’s burn like Notre Dame.

Fortunately, St. Patrick’s has a sprinkler system and the wood inside is coated in fire retardant.

[Chickensoup]

further along In the article they said his car was not out of gas.

[a little elbow grease]

The man's intentions were not immediately clear.

___________

..... walking in his sleep (like the writer of that statement)

[GingisK]

The man's intentions were not immediately clear.

I'm happy to have such mental giants on the case.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Where did you find that picture of Shep? I have seen it once before. It was Shep at a 1997 Bill Clinton event.