Luigi Mangione latest: UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect ‘considered bombing Manhattan’
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect is fighting extradition to New York where he faces a second-degree murder charge in connection to Brian Thompson’s death
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Luigi Mangione is said to have considered using a bomb in Manhattan in his alleged plot to kill the UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, sources say.
A “to-do list” found inside a spiral notebook was apparently gleaned along with the shooting suspect’s 262-word manifesto, a ghost gun and false ID cards upon his arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Monday.
Mangione, 26, reportedly decided against using the bomb as it “could kill innocents” and instead opted for a more targeted approach, allegedly musing what could be better “to kill the CEO at his own bean counting conference,” according to a CNN.
The suspect faced an extradition hearing Tuesday in Pennsylvania after New York prosecutors charged him with second-degree murder in connection with last week’s brazen killing in Midtown Manhattan.
“It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!,” Mangione yelled as he was escorted in handcuffs into the Blair County Courthouse.
Mangione was denied bail and is fighting extradition. His lawyer said he is expects to plead not guilty. He will remain in a Pennsylvania jail while fighting being returned to New York.
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High school classmate speaks out about Luigi Mangione after ‘surreal’ arrest
A high school classmate of Luigi Mangione said the news “came out of nowhere,” and described the situation as “just, really surreal.”
“He had a lot of things going for him,” Ellison Jordan, who graduated from the Gilman School alongside 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, told The Independent. “He was always cool people.”
Jordan attended Gilman, a prestigious all-boys prep school in Baltimore, with Mangione, and found him to be “a smart dude,” and “a regular guy,” he said on Tuesday.
Justin Rohrlich reports:
Classmate speaks out about CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione after ‘surreal’ arrest
“I hope he didn’t do it. I’m praying he didn’t do it. It’s still ‘allegedly,’” Gilman School graduate Ellison Jordan told The Independent.
Mangione silent as he’s escorted out of courthouse after hearing
Luigi Mangione yelled out and struggled against officers as he was escorted into the courthouse in Pennsylvania for his extradition hearing on Tuesday.
But he was silent as he was led out of the courthouse into a police car where he will now be transported to Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, a state prison about 25 miles away.
White House denounces killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
In a press briefing on Tuesday, the White House on Tuesday denounced the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
“And so, while we’re certainly not going to comment on the investigation, we condemn — we condemn violence in the strongest term,” Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
“Obviously, this is horrific. Violence to combat any sort of corporate greed is unacceptable. I’m going to let the investigation move forward, and I’m not going to speak to any manifestos or anything that is coming out to this.”
Jean-Pierre also offered her condolences to Thompson’s loved ones and said the federal government stands ready “to provide further support if needed” to local and state authorities, CNN reported.
Prosecutors will seek governor’s warrant to extradite Mangione to NY
Prosecutors will seek a governor’s warrant to extradite Mangione to New York from Pennsylvania, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed to NBC New York after the suspect’s court appearance.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will submit the warrant for Mangione.
At the hearing on Tuesday, he was denied bail on felony charges of forgery and carrying a firearm without a license.
Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks told reporters after the hearing that he believes the New York charges take precedence as “there is no more significant assault than homicide” but added: “That doesn’t mean we’re getting rid of our charges.”
Luigi Mangione’s former college classmate remembers him as a ‘nice, shy’ guy who never gave off a ‘creepy Unabomber vibe’
Luigi Mangione was a nice, shy guy, “like a typically socially awkward engineer” in college, a class of 2020 Penn State classmate told The Independent’s Kelly Rissman following Mangione’s arrest.
When the news broke, the former classmate couldn’t believe it.
“It’s really shocking…He never gave off a weird, creepy, Unabomber vibe” in college, she said.
Mangione didn’t post passionately about social causes in undergrad, so “I guess something really took a turn,” she added.
He has now been charged with murder in connection to CEO Brian Thompson’s death.
“I don’t think I’ll 100 percent believe [he did it] until it’s confirmed,” the former classmate said.
Mangione denied bail as he fights extradition
Luigi Mangione appeared in court in Pennsylvania on Tuesday for an extradition hearing.
He was denied bail and is fighting extradition to New York.
Mangione’s lawyer, Thomas Dickey, told the judge that his client was not agreeing to be extradited to New York.
“He is contesting it,” Dickey said.
The court has given him 14 days to file for writ of habeas corpus, according to CNN. Another hearing will be scheduled if he files for writ of habeas corpus. Prosecutors have 30 days to obtain a governor’s warrant.
The hearing lasted about 45 minutes.
For now, Mangione will stay at Huntingdon State Correctional Institution.
Police receive threats after Mangione arrest
Altoona Police Department Deputy Chief Derek Swope told reporters that the department has received threats following the arrest of Luigi Mangione.
“We have received some threats against our officers and building here, we’ve started investigating some threats against some citizens in our community. We’re taking all those threats seriously and doing all the follow-up we can with those,” Swope said.
WATCH: Luigi Mangione struggles against officers as he’s taken to court
Who is Mangione’s lawyer?
Thomas M. Dickey says that he is representing Mangione, according to the New York Times.
The lawyer is based in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
He declined to comment further as he walked into the courtroom for Mangione’s extradition hearing.
Luigi Mangione yells out about ‘injustice’ as he’s escorted into hearing
Luigi Mangione is heard yelling out what sounds like: “It’s completely an injustice and an insult to the American people,” according to NewsNation reporter Brian Entin.