According to court filings, the defense attorney for United Healthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangion, claims that Altoona police got him from snacks that he shouldn't be allowed in court.
Mangion, 26, is accused First-degree murder There have been a number of terrorist acts, stalkers and other state and federal accusations in both New York and Pennsylvania, allegedly bombarding two married Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in December 2024.
In court documents filed last week, Mangion's Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer Thomas Dickey allegedly said Mangion's constitutional rights were violated while in custody and arrested at McDonald's in Altoona.
Dicky argues that Mangion was taken into custody and illegally arrested, and that his DNA collected from the food that Altoona police gave him at the station was illegally obtained and should not be granted as evidence in court.
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The CEO of United Healthcare killed suspect Luigi Mangione and was portrayed at McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Monday, December 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police)
“While being illegally seized, arrested and detained, the defendant was provided with food and soda at the Altoona Police Station,” the court filing reads. “The same purpose was to obtain DNA from the defendant for further investigation purposes.[‘]The detention was for legal reasons… All DNA samples, profiles, etc. were toxic fruits obtained in violation of the protections given to defendants by both the US and this federal constitutions. ”
Fox News Digital was the first to confirm that Altoona Police served Mangione slices of pizza at the back of the bar after his arrest.
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“They claim his detention and arrest. [were] It's illegal,” Philadelphia-based criminal defense attorney Matthew Mangino told Fox News Digital about Dickie's argument that “all” could not use illegal arrests against defendants.
A photo obtained by Fox News Digital shows Luigi Mangione. (Retrieved by Fox News Digital)
If prosecutors were unable to use the DNA or other evidence collected during Mangione's Altoona's arrest, they would need to “reconstruct everything he did” in Manhattan to put him on the scene, Mangino said.
“Even if you didn't find everything in him at the time of his arrest, you could probably prove your case against him.”
“Even if there was restraint, I don't think there will be any incidents,” he continued.
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United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in midtown Manhattan. (BusinessWire | NYPD Crimestoppers)
Paul Mauro, a former NYPD inspector and contributor to Fox News, told Fox News Digital that Mangione's case would be “more complicated” without DNA evidence, but it would not be impossible to use other evidence to put Mangione on the scene.
“Of course, we have toxic tree fruits so there's a problem, so how do we put him on the scene?” Mauro said.
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The former NYPD inspector added that the defense application was “expected” as police did not approach him based on witnesses of the crime.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in Manhattan. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group)
“The information they approached him was relatively high. [thin]. Mauro explained. However, he added that by approaching Mangione and asking if he had recently gone to New York City, it appears that Altoona police are following the correct protocols.
However, both Mauro and Mangino believe Mangion's detention, and therefore his DNA collection, is deemed legal.
“It's my understanding that they say there was no possible cause at the time due to his arrest and detention,” the lawyer said. “[Police] Come, they asked him questions and slapped him down on the fact that someone had called them, and there was a reasonable doubt that he had matched the suspect's explanation. ”
Luigi Mangione will appear on December 23, 2024 at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York City. (Curtis means Dailymail/Pool means)
Before Mangion's arrest, after he allegedly fled the scene of the murder in Manhattan, the New York Police Department (NYPD) issued a warning with a picture of the murder suspect, allowing the public to recognize him and call the tip.
Mangion apparently escaped to Pennsylvania by bus, and McDonald's employees recognized him at the Atuna location and called police a few days after Thompson's murder.
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Luigi Mangion will leave courtroom following his arrest at New York City Criminal Court on Monday, December 23, 2024. (RashidUmarAbbasi from Fox News Digital)
Altoona police arrived at the scene and arrested the 26-year-old suspect while eating breakfast. Police responded to the location for a report of someone who matched the description of the man who was seeking questions in Thompson's murder, but Altoona police said they first detained him with unrelated charges.
According to court documents, when officers approached, they quickly recognized him despite him wearing a medical mask. However, he is said to have handed over the fake ID and given it a fake name. When police asked if they had recently been to New York, Mangion was allegedly “silenced and started shaking.”
Luigi Mangion screams while officers restrain him as he arrives for an extradition hearing at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. (DavidDeeDelgado from Fox News Digital)
Police asked to search for his bag and apparently found a 3D printed “ghost gun” that resembles a person who is suspect Murder weaponthe suppression device and the fake ID he is in possession at the time of detention.
Furthermore, Mangion had a manifesto in his backpack at the time of his arrest, but Dickie argues that it should be called a “written” or “journal” rather than a manifesto.
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Luigi Mangione will appear at Manhattan Crown Court on Friday, February 21, 2025 for a status hearing in New York City. (Curtis is the means/pool)
Mangion appears to have expressed his dissatisfaction with the healthcare industry. In particular, they named United Healthcare and the shareholders meeting that Thompson was heading towards New York at the time of the assassination.
Mangion has been accused of planning the murder with the motive to spark a “public debate about the healthcare industry.” US Department of Justice.
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New York prosecutors say Mangion plans to travel to New York and found Thompson, a Minnesota town resident, for United Healthcare's annual shareholders meeting, and killed him. Mangion is said to have shot Thompson from behind with a 3D printed ghost gun and suppressor.
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The NYPD released stills from surveillance video showing him pulling down his face mask and laughing while flirting with the clerk at the check-in at a Manhattan hostel where police say they stayed for the murder. It went viral and soon attracted a wave of support online for the defendant murderer.
The suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was believed to be Luigi Mangione, but is believed to be flirting with hostel employees on surveillance footage before the December 4th shooting. (NYPD)
The suspect escaped from the scene of Thompson's murder, riding a bike to a bus stop, then on a bus to Altoona, where he was eventually identified and arrested.
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Mangion was originally from Maryland and recently lived in California and Hawaii. He graduated as a Valle Dictarian in 2016 at Gilman School, a private all-boy high school in Baltimore.
Mangion received his bachelor's and master's degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020.
Michael Ruiz of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
