REVEALED: Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial had just finished 180 ... trends now
The man who set himself on fire outside the Donald Trump trial had only just completed 180 days probation for a string of troubling incidents involving disorderly conduct and destruction of property that saw him scare members of the public with his erratic and 'rambling' behavior.
DailyMail.com has obtained three criminal complaints of the incidents that took place in August last year.
In one Azzarello, 37, who is listed on charging documents as unemployed, threw a glass of wine at a framed and autographed photograph of President Bill Clinton displayed in the lobby of the Casa Monica Hotel in his hometown of Saint Augustine, Florida.
The complaint notes that the incident took place on the evening of August 19, 2023, and that Azzarello had just finished dinner at the hotel's restaurant when he launched the glass at the image, breaking the glass on the framed photograph and damaging it with wine.
Just two days later, on August 21, Azzarello was back in the Case Monica Hotel where he was reported for, 'standing outside, stripping his clothes off and yelling at customers.'
Max Azarello, seen here in a August 24, 2023, mugshot, had recently completed 180 days probation for a string of troubling incidents involving disorderly conduct and destruction of property that saw him scare members of the public with his erratic and 'rambling' behavior
DailyMail.com has obtained three criminal complaints of the incidents - all of which took place in August last year
In one, officers wrote how Azzarello, 37, threw a glass of wine at a framed and autographed photograph of Bill Clinton displayed in the lobby of the Casa Monica Hotel in his hometown of Saint Augustine, Florida, on August 19 of this past year. He is listed as unemployed
Officers rushed over and tried to help him Friday afternoon as the fire burned. He doused himself in an alcohol substance before taking a lighter to his clothes
Azzarello was arrested several time last year in the Sunshine State for breach of the peace
On his LinkedIn profile, where he seemingly appears in a photo with Bill Clinton , Azzarello wrote: 'We've got a secret fascism problem'
Fliers spotted at the scene of the self-immolation shortly after it occurred. It has not been confirmed if they belong to the victim
The pamphlets found at the scene link to a Substack written by 'investigative researcher' Max Azzarello
The tragedy unfolded while former president Trump (pictured on Friday morning) was inside the courthouse
When police arrived, they noted that he was 'wearing nothing but his underwear, standing on the sidewalk holing [sic] a speaker blasting music and yelling.'
The hotel manager told officers that several customers were 'scared for their safety' and unable to enter or exit for fear of Azzarello.
On August 24, he was arrested once more for graffitiing property and rifling through a woman's belongings in the flatbed of her truck.
According to the police report he had been seen yelling in someone's yards after 'misinterpreting' an exterminator's sign warning people to keep their children and pets off a lawn that had just been treated and becoming convinced that the pest control company was 'there to exterminate children and dogs.'
In a further insight into his troubled state of mind, Azzarello posted an update on his Facebook page earlier that same month in which he told followers he had just spent three days in a psych ward.
He claimed that four cops showed up at his apartment after he tipped a Starbucks barista $200 and wrote 'Go F*** Yourself' on the receipt.
He wrote, 'I was handcuffed, shoved, and put into a psych ward. I was given no information about why I was there until after my discharge.'
Witnesses described the incident as a 'political protest' although it was not clear what side he was on
As of 2.20pm police described the individual as in a 'critical' condition
New York City police officers inspect the scene where a man lit himself on fire in a park outside Manhattan criminal court
White fire extinguisher residue marks the spot where the incident took place in Collect Pond Park
A Substack penned by Azzarello states he is an 'investigative researcher'. A post published moments before the horrifying incident, reads: 'I have set myself on fire outside the Trump Trial.'
The Substack is a rambling anti-establishment diatribe
