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Police Arrest Occupy Wall Street Protester For Allegedly Making A Terroristic Threat

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Police say an Occupy Wall Street  protester has been arrested after being seen on a YouTube video talking about throwing a Molotov cocktail at Macy's.

"They got guns, we got bottles. They got bricks, we got rocks. Lets see what they got," says the man in the video. "I want them to make that decision so that they can see, in a few days,  you're going to see what a Molotov cocktail can do to Macy's."

 Warning: Graphic Language – Watch the video below:

Occupy Wall Street eviction - Protester talking about throwing Molotov Cocktails at Macy's by Le Image on YouTube

Police say the man been identified as 29 year-old Nkrumah Tinsley. He's charged with making a terroristic threat, which is a Class D Felony.

Officials say Tinsley was also charged with assaulting a cop last month during an Occupy protest.

The arrest was announced Wednesday afternoon, ahead of today's planned "Day of Action" with demonstrations planned around the city.

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