The man who set himself on fire outside Trump’s criminal trial has donated his kidneys to “save the lives of two people” after dying from his burns on Friday.
Conspiracy theorist and investigator Maxwell Azzarello, 37, doused himself with liquid and set fire to his clothes near Manhattan Criminal Court as shocked onlookers looked on.
The flames were extinguished by NYPD officers and he was rushed to the hospital, but died later that day.
Now, the nonprofit organ donation group LiveOnNY has revealed that Azzarello was a donor and had both of his kidneys transplanted, allowing him to “save the lives of two people on the national waiting list.”
President Leonard Achan said, “The 37-year-old man who tragically died Friday after succumbing to self-inflicted burn injuries in front of the Manhattan Courthouse was a registered organ donor.”
Maxwell Azzarello, 37, was a registered organ donor and doctors removed both his kidneys for transplant after he died
Now, the nonprofit organ donation group LiveOnNY has said its donation saved two lives
Max Azzarello, 37, seen Friday outside Donald Trump’s criminal trial with a sign, moments before he set himself on fire. He died hours later
The Florida native graduated from Rutgers University, where he earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning in 2012.
Friend and neighbor Bob Warren, 62, who lived next door to Azzarello in St. Augustine, Florida, revealed: ‘It was only a few days before he went to New York, we were sitting in the back there, drinking beer and he was playing. his guitar, and we were talking.
“He had some extreme views, some extreme ideology, and he just said, ‘I guess I’m just going to have to be a martyr.’
Tragically, Warren admitted, no one present to hear Azzarello’s threat took him seriously, instead simply laughing it off as the ramblings of a man they knew as “generally calm and a great guy,” but who in recent months have become increasingly obsessed with conspiracy theories.
Warren said, “He only moved into the apartment next door about three weeks ago, but he’d been hanging out for six or seven months before that.
‘He was a great guy. We had a chat. I am a Trump supporter. He thought everyone was involved in a conspiracy, so we would stay away from some topics. We got along well.’
According to Warren, Azzarello had seen the move as a positive change as his father, Richard, 71, lived locally but had been living in a terraced house.
Warren described himself as “completely shocked” when he heard his friend had followed through on his threat.
He said: ‘I keep thinking he probably changed his mind four or five seconds after he lit himself.’
Azzarello took a stack of pamphlets from his backpack and threw them in the air before dousing himself with fuel and accelerant at 1:39 p.m. Friday afternoon.
He died from his injuries that evening shortly before 11 p.m.
His white Toyota 4Runner truck sits where he left it outside his apartment building. “Trump is with Hillary, and they’re about to let the fascists rip us off,” is written in permanent marker on the back.
The address of the website where he posted his intention to self-soothe and his belief that cryptocurrency is a major Ponzi scheme perpetrated against the American people is written under the license.
Warren said he was “completely shocked” by his neighbor’s actions, adding: “I keep thinking he probably changed his mind four or five seconds after he lit himself.”
The neighbor said, “It was just a few days before he went to New York, and we were sitting in the back there, drinking beer, and he was playing guitar, and we were talking.”
After his death, Azzarello’s white Toyota 4Runner truck sits where he left it outside his apartment building. “Trump is with Hillary, and they are about to let the fascists rip us off,” is written in permanent marker on the back
Azzarello wrote a slew of conspiracy theories on his vehicle, including his belief that cryptocurrency is a major Ponzi scheme perpetrated against the American people under the license.
According to a neighbor, the sign under the rear window with the words “This is a revolution” was a recent addition.
In the hours since the horrific incident, friends and former schoolmates have come forward to paint a picture of an extremely intelligent but increasingly troubled young man for whom, it seems, the death of his mother, Libby, two years ago may have been the catalyst. before its catastrophic unraveling.
Yesterday, DailyMail.com revealed that Azzarello had only just completed a 180-day probationary period for a series of incidents involving disorderly conduct and destruction of property, frightening the public with his erratic and ‘incoherent’ behavior.
Three criminal complaints obtained from this publication show that all incidents took place in August last year.
In one instance, Azzarello, who is listed on charging documents as unemployed, threw a glass of wine at a framed and autographed photo of President Bill Clinton on display in the lobby of the Casa Monica Hotel in his hometown of Saint Augustine, Florida.
The complaint notes that the incident occurred on the evening of August 19, 2023, and that Azzarello had just finished eating at the hotel’s restaurant when he launched the glass at the picture, breaking and damaging the glass on the framed photo with wine .
Just two days later, on August 21, Azzarello was back at the Case Monica Hotel where he was reported. “He was standing outside, taking off his clothes and yelling at customers.”
When police arrived, they noted that he was “wearing nothing but his underwear while standing on the sidewalk.” [sic] a loudspeaker that blasts music and shouts.’
The hotel manager told officers that several customers were “fearful for their safety” and could not enter or leave for fear of Azzarello.
Azzarello with Bill Clinton in one of his Facebook photos
The protester had a criminal history, including a series of incidents involving disorderly conduct and destruction of property, causing him to frighten the public with his erratic and “disjointed” behavior.
On August 24, he was arrested again for defacing property and searching a woman’s belongings in the bed of her truck.
According to the police report, he was seen screaming in someone’s yard after he “misinterpreted” an exterminator’s sign warning people to keep their children and pets away from a lawn that had just been treated, and became convinced that the pest control company ‘was there to exterminate children’. and dogs.’
To gain further insight into his troubled state of mind, Azzarello posted an update to his Facebook page earlier that same month, telling his followers that he had just spent three days in a psychiatric ward.
He claimed that four cgops 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, pushed and taken to a psychiatric ward. I only found out why I was there after I was discharged.’