A suspected violent outside agitator arrested at an anti-Israel Columbia University protest is reportedly the privileged heir to a multimillion-dollar advertising empire, according to New York City police.
of The New York Post reported James Carlson, aka Cody Carlson, aka Cody Tarlow, is a “longtime anarchist” with no known ties to Columbia University who was arrested when police raided the Hamilton Hall encampment on Tuesday. It is said that there is. Carlson is being investigated as a “possible leader” of a group of agitators who broke into and illegally occupied the building, NYPD and City Hall officials told the Post.
The report identified Carlson, 40, as one of three children of Richard “Dick” Tarlow, a prominent advertising executive, and his wife, Sandy Carlson Tarlow.
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James Carlson will appear in New York Criminal Court following his arraignment on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Carlson was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of occupying Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall and charged with arson, criminal mischief and possession of stolen property. (John M. Mantel, FOX News Digital)
Dick Tarlow died in 2022 at age 81, leaving behind an estate worth at least $20 million, according to court records.
Tarlow is best known for her work with cosmetics and fashion clients such as Revlon, Ralph Lauren and Neutrogena, according to her obituary in AdAge. He was also a staunch supporter of John Jay College and the John Jay Justice Award, the Long Island newspaper Dunn’s Papers reported.
James Carlson, heir to the family fortune, bought a 2,893-square-foot Park Slope property in Park Slope in 2019 for $2.3 million, with four wood-burning fireplaces and a carriage house, according to real estate records and online listings. He owns a three-story brownstone house.
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Mr. Carlson is the son of advertising executive Richard “Dick Tarlow,” who owned a $20 million estate when he died in 2022. According to the New York Post, Mr. Carlson owns a $2.3 million brownstone in Park Slope. (John M. Mantel, FOX News Digital)
Carlson has a lengthy arrest history dating back to 2005, with charges including robbery, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, conspiracy and trespassing, the newspaper reported.
Video released by the NYPD showed officers in riot gear using flashbang devices, climbing a ladder to enter Hamilton Hall and clearing the encampment late Tuesday. .
The New York Police Department announced Wednesday that Carlson was arrested and charged with mischief, arson and possession of stolen property in connection with the April 20 attack on a man carrying an Israeli flag.
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New York City police officers detained dozens of anti-Israel students at Columbia University early on April 30 after barricading themselves in the Hamilton Hall building near the Gaza solidarity encampment in New York City. (Selcuk Achar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
According to the NYPD, three suspects approached the victim and took the flag. Police said the suspect who stole the flag ran into the crowd, and the victim was hit in the face by a rock thrown by another suspect who tried to chase after him.
Police said a third suspect grabbed a national flag and set it on fire. The victim sustained minor injuries but refused medical treatment. Carlson allegedly participated in the assault.
Investigations into the remaining two suspects are ongoing.
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Carlson’s 2005 arrest was in connection with the violent “West Coast Anti-Capitalist Mobilization and March Against G8” in San Francisco, where demonstrators injured a police officer, suffered a fractured skull, and destroyed multiple stores. The New York Post reported that the windows of the building were broken.
Carlson and his attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
