ALTOONA, Pa. – When Pennsylvania State Police arrested a former Ivy League computer scientist in connection with the assassination of a health insurance CEO in New York City, he was found shaking in a chair at a McDonald's in Altoona, according to court documents. It is said that
Law enforcement sources told Fox News Digital that by the time he had his first meal in prison, a square pizza slice that officers shared with him and others in the department, he had calmed down. It is said that he was
“He was nervous and shaking during the arrest, but his demeanor was relatively calm while in the cell,” the official said. “He didn't seem angry or scared.”
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Luigi Mangione is seen in a photo obtained by Fox News Digital. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Authorities said Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested peacefully but refused to speak with investigators. After news broke that New York City police and Manhattan prosecutors were driving into the area at speeds exceeding 130 mph from about 300 miles away, local officers received food and coffee from supporters across the country. received donations. They shared some of it with the suspect.
“We pride ourselves on hospitality, whether our guests are willing to be there or not,” the source said.
The suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Luigi Mangione is photographed at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday, December 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police)
Police found Mangione on Monday morning after an employee and a customer spotted him snacking on breakfast and called police.
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Officer Tyler Frye arrests Luigi Mangione on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. (David Dee Delgado, Fox News Digital)
Responding officers, including a rookie officer praised by leaders in New York City and Pennsylvania, are suspects wanted in connection with the New York City ambush shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. authorities said they recognized Mangione immediately.
They found Mangione wearing a beanie and coronavirus mask, sitting at a table at a fast-food restaurant with a laptop.
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Prosecutors said in court that the suspect had a so-called ghost gun with 3D-printed parts and a suppressor, the same fake ID he used to check into a Manhattan hostel before the shooting, and a gun from outside the United States. $10,000 in cash and a “Faraday bag” used to block cell phone service.
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A screenshot of surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows a person wanted in connection with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. is reflected. (NYPD Crime Stoppers)
Mangione told the judge the cash did not belong to him.
“I don't know where that money came from,” he said. “I guess it was planted. I don't have that kind of money.”
The bag was just a waterproof bag, he added. Searching online, I found that several companies selling Faraday containers describe them as being waterproof as well.
This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/United Health Group)
Surveillance video taken outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan shows the masked assassin sneaking up behind Thompson on the sidewalk around 6:45 a.m. last Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Thompson was on his way to a general meeting of shareholders at the venue, which was scheduled to begin later that morning, when the gunman shot him from behind.
As the CEO collapsed in the street, a woman who witnessed the attack fled in one direction, and the masked person casually walked away in the other direction. Police tracked his movements throughout New York City to the bus station, where he left about an hour after the killing.
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Surveillance images taken from the hostel where he was staying near Central Park were widely shared online as police launched an interstate search for the suspect.
Mr. Mangione faces numerous charges in connection with the murder in New York, as well as additional charges in Pennsylvania, including unlawful possession of a firearm and false identification.
He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 and comes from a prominent Baltimore family.
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Luigi Mangione poses with a McDonald's meal in a Facebook photo posted on August 24, 2019. Mangione was arrested Monday at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Luigi Mangione/Facebook)
He also attended Gilman School, a private prep school in the city, where he was valedictorian in 2016.
He regularly posts on the literature-focused social media site Goodreads, where he writes book reviews. Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
Writing about Kaczynski's “Industrial Society and its Future,” he cited other views online. [he] I thought it was interesting. ”
“When all other forms of communication fail, violence is necessary for survival,” he wrote. “You may not like the way he does things, but if you look at things from his perspective, it's not terrorism, it's war and revolution.”
“It's still too early,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenney told Fox News over the weekend. claim a motive However, he acknowledged that the suspect left potential clues.
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Police found a shell casing at the scene with the handwritten words “Unload,'' “Deny,'' and “Defend.'' The book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Won't Pay.'' And what can we do?” What should I do?'', leading to speculation that he was murdered out of anger over his rejected claims.
The book was not found in Mr. Mangione's Goodreads account when he accessed it before it was set to private on Monday.
FOX News' David Hammerberg contributed to this report.
