The Palestinian flag-waving protester who ran onto the field at Yankee Stadium during a game marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks has been identified as a self-described “revisionist Marxist” from Long Island.
\n\nKelly Marcucci, 38, faces misdemeanor charges of interfering with a professional sporting event and trespassing, according to the New York Police Department, the New York Post reported.
\n\nMarcucci allegedly jumped from the stands and ran onto the field during the seventh inning of Friday’s Yankees-Mets game. The incident happened around 9:11 p.m. before security guards tackled him in center field.
\n\nFans began chanting “USA!” as security detained him.
\n\nHours before the stunt, Marcucci posted a lengthy Facebook rant about capitalism, Zionism, Saudi Arabia, and the September 11 attacks. He also mentioned President Donald Trump and podcast host Joe Rogan.
\n\nMarcucci posted a video from inside the stadium showing himself wearing a personalized “K. Marcucci” Yankees jersey. The front of the jersey read “No Kings,” a slogan used by anti-Trump protesters.
\n\nHis social media accounts describe him as a journalist and “spiritual tactician” who graduated from Stony Brook University. His Instagram account includes conspiracy theories, posts about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and videos featuring political…
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