Man with Knife Apprehended After Claiming He Wanted to Kill Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan got a scare on Tuesday when a man showed up at ABC Studios in New York City's Times Square with a knife, claiming he wanted to kill the talk-show host.

ET can report that 25-year-old Andre Johnson was spotted near the security entrance of the studio by an off-duty police officer who was working as a security guard. Johnson then pulled a knife out on the off-duty officer in an attempt to stab him. He was quickly apprehended, taken into custody and charged with a felony attempt of assault and menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.

RELATED: Why Michael Strahan Is Keeping His Gap-Toothed Grin

Though Strahan, 42, was not there when the incident took place, but when questioned by police, Johnson claimed he wanted to kill the Live! with Kelly and Michael co-host. The New York Post says Johnson made these threatening remarks while wielding a knife but that's not been confirmed.

ABC released a statement to ET regarding the incident, saying: "There was an incident in Times Square, an individual lunged at one of our employees and was heroically tackled by a police officer. We understand the man was taken in for psychiatric evaluation. It was a scary situation but thanks to the fast actions of NYPD the situation was quickly under control. Michael was never in any danger."