Lana Del Rey Target of Kidnapping Plot 
 
 Lana Del Rey Target of Kidnapping Plot 
 
 Lana Del Rey is lucky Orlando cops jumped on a tip that a man was set on kidnapping her, because the guy was allegedly armed, dangerous and intent on carrying out his plot. 
 
 Lana performed at the Amway Center in Orlando Friday night, and Michael Hunt had a ticket and a knife and was allegedly intent on getting into the arena to carry out his plan. The 43-year old Hunt had posted "cryptic and threatening" messages on social media. Cops got wind of it and located him just a block from the arena. 
 
 Hunt was arrested on charges of Aggravated Stalking with a Credible Threat, and Attempted Kidnapping with a Weapon. 
 
 Hunt has a long, long rap sheet. He's served 5 prison sentences with a long criminal history. 
 
 Lana performed Friday night as scheduled. ||||| (CNN) A Florida man was arrested Friday in Orlando and charged with stalking and attempting to kidnap singer Lana Del Rey, the city's police department said. 
 
 Police say 43-year-old Michael Hunt of Riverview, Florida, had tickets for the singer's performance at the Amway Center in Orlando. 
 
 He was carrying a knife when officers arrested him about a block away from the concert venue on Friday, police said in a statement. 
 
 He was not able to make contact with the singer, police said. 
 
 Officers tried to locate Hunt hours ahead of the singer's performance after they received a tip about a "possible kidnapping threat" to Del Rey. 
 
 Read More ||||| Orlando! Fort Lauderdale! Miami! Thank you so much for coming out and making those shows totally crazy and keeping the energy high We’re all feeling super lucky after a couple of days of amazing shows that means Atlanta, Georgia at the Phillips Arena is our next stop Grateful.pic.twitter.com/qGVBUSEXGO ||||| Lana Del Rey is safe despite a very dangerous situation. 
 
 A man named Michael Hunt was arrested for attempted kidnapping with a weapon and aggravated stalking before the singer's concert at the Amway Center in Orlando, FLA., on Friday night, E! News can confirm. 
 
 The Orlando Police tweeted the information to the public on Saturday, "ARRESTED: Michael Hunt, for aggravated stalking & attempted kidnapping w/a weapon. After receiving a tip we deemed a credible threat, OPD got to him before he could get near singer Lana Del Rey last night at her show at Amway Center." 
 
 The Orlando Police Department tweeted out a lengthy press release with more information. 
 
 According to the press release tweeted, "On Friday, Feb. 2, Orlando police received a tip about a possible kidnapping threat to singer Lana Del Rey (Elizabeth Woolridge Grant), who was scheduled to perform at the Amway Center that night." 
 
 "The threats were reportedly made by Michael Hunt, 43, of Riverview, Florida. OPD Detectives considered the information a credible threat, and took investigative measures to locate Hunt." 
 
 "OPD Officers came in contact with Hunt at Hughey Avenue and Central Boulevard on Friday evening, one block from the Amway Center. When he was taken into custody, Hunt was in possession of tickets to the Lana Del Rey performance and a knife. At no time was he able to make contact with Ms. Grant." 
 
 Hunt is currently being held at the Orange County jail on no bond.
– A scary situation was diffused by the Orlando Police Friday evening right before a Lana Del Rey concert in that city's Amway Center, with Del Rey at the center of it. E! News and CNN report that 43-year-old Michael Hunt was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping with a weapon and aggravated stalking about a block away from the center, allegedly intent on abducting the singer. Per a tweet from the Orlando PD, Hunt had tickets to the show on him, as well as a knife, though they add Hunt never had contact with Del Rey (real name: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant). The police note it was a tip from the public that set them on Hunt's trail, with TMZ noting Hunt had reportedly posted "cryptic and threatening" messages on social media. The site adds Hunt also has a "long, long rap sheet," with at least five prison sentences under his belt. "OPD determined this was a credible threat and worked swiftly to ensure the safety of everyone involved and of everyone who attended the show," the police say in their statement. Del Rey didn't make mention of the incident in her Saturday afternoon tweet thanking Florida for its hospitality. "Orlando! Fort Lauderdale! Miami! Thank you so much for coming out and making those shows totally crazy and keeping the energy high," she wrote. Hunt is being held in the Orange County Jail without bond.