Police have charged the man they took into custody Saturday in connection with Friday's rice cooker scare in Manhattan.

Investigators say 26-year-old Larry Griffin was picked up early Saturday morning in the Longwood section of the Bronx.

Investigators tell us he and one other person were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, after police were tipped off.

Griffin is now charged with three counts of placing false bombs, a felony.

NY1 spoke to a member of his family, who was shocked by the news.

"Really, he's a good person. He's got issues but he no mean no harm or anything," the family member said. "Just sometimes, I don't understand why he don't use his smart for good. But the things that he's done, sometimes I've questioned. Whether it's tools or fishing poles or something like that, he'll pick up one thing and leave it there and then pick up another and then leave it there, and I've watched him do stuff like that a bunch of times."

The discovery of the rice cookers led to massive transit delays on Friday, and street closures during the morning rush.

All three were deemed safe by the NYPD.

Griffin is also expected to be charged for a case in West Virginia, where police say he showed obscene videos to a young girl.