HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. – Luigi Mangione, charged with murder in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, faced a day of silence as he was brought to Pennsylvania court where he contested his arrest. was destroyed by an explosion.
“This is completely outrageous and an insult to the intelligence and lived experience of the American people,” Mangione shouted, urging about 10 police officers to rush inside.
Mangione, wearing an orange jumpsuit, appeared unfazed. During a Blair County Courthouse hearing around 2 p.m., he was seen whispering with his attorney, Thomas Dickey, glancing at reporters and muttering to himself.
Prosecutors said he had $8,000 in cash in U.S. dollars. $2,000 in foreign cash. When police arrested Thompson in Altoona on Monday, they also had a “ghost gun” with a silencer similar to the weapon used to kill Thompson, as well as a mask and a passport.
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Dickey argued that customers are wearing masks because “some people still have a fear of COVID-19.”
The 26-year-old was denied bail and will remain in custody at SCI Huntingdon until his lawyer files a writ of habeas corpus to challenge whether he is legally detained.
Mr. Mangione's lawyers have 14 days to submit documents. Immediately after the hearing, Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks said Mangione's New York prosecution would take “priority” to his Pennsylvania charges, and Mangione's office would facilitate the extradition of the suspect. He said he would do everything possible to do so.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Tuesday that he may seek a gubernatorial warrant to extradite Mangione to New York, which he said would take 30 days.
Mangione was found by an alert patron inside a McDonald's restaurant around 9:15 a.m. Monday and taken into custody. The Ivy League-educated software engineer refused to speak to investigators Monday and was taken into custody after several hours of attempted interrogation.
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Luigi Mangione appears in a Pennsylvania mugshot after being arrested in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
He was arraigned Monday night in Blair County Court on forgery charges. New York prosecutors charged Thompson with second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession (loaded firearm), second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and third-degree criminal possession (firearm silencer) in Thompson's December incident. was prosecuted. Killed by 4 shots.
Hours after Mangione was taken into custody on Monday, NYPD officers arrived at the Altoona Police Department. NYPD officials told Fox News Digital that the suspect was not disorderly on his first day in custody, but his demeanor changed overnight.
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Mangione's arrest came after a five-day nationwide investigation involving the FBI and police in multiple states.
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He reportedly had in his possession a manifesto listing his grievances against the medical industry when he was arrested.
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Mr. Mangione attended the Gilman School, a $40,000-a-year private school in Baltimore, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering and was named the Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society in electrical and computer engineering. was a member of
