An upset Luigi Mangione yelled at reporters outside a Pennsylvania courthouse before willingly refusing to be sent to New York to face murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
“That’s completely out of line and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!” Mangione shouted as he was shackled and led from the police car to a car. blair county courthouse in Hollidaysburg.
Luigi Mangione, 26, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in New York City, arrives for his extradition hearing at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on December 10, 2024.
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The 26-year-old man was forced into the building, screaming on camera and struggling to be subdued by two officers. His chest hit the wall of the building before he rushed inside.
It was not clear what Mangione was referring to in his rant.
At the hearing, Mangione said he would object to his extradition to New York.
The University of Pennsylvania graduate is accused by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office of fatally shooting Thompson with a pistol Wednesday morning outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan.
The CEO was heading to the parent company’s investor meeting. united health group.
The judge gave prosecutors 30 days to obtain the documents needed to extradite Mr. Mangione. A judge denied Mr. Mangione’s bail, and he was sent back to a Pennsylvania prison pending the outcome of extradition proceedings.
At one point during the hearing, Mangione’s attorney, Thomas Dickey, told Mangione to be quiet if Dickey started talking to the judge.
After the hearing, Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks told reporters that his office had “already indicated” to New York prosecutors that “we believe their charges will be prioritized.” said.
Weeks noted that Mangione’s office filed the criminal complaint Monday after he met with Altoona police and police learned he was wanted for questioning. “That doesn’t mean our charges will be dismissed.” new york.
A spokesman for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement that Bragg “will seek a warrant from the governor to secure his extradition to Manhattan.”
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement: “We are deeply grateful to the law enforcement personnel whose efforts to solve the murder of Brian Thompson led to the arrest of the suspect in Pennsylvania.”
“I am coordinating with the district attorney’s office and will be signing the governor’s warrant request to ensure this person is brought to justice and held accountable,” Hochul said.
Mangione was arrested Monday morning after someone spotted him at a McDonald’s in Altoona and reported him as a suspicious person to police.
He is being held in Pennsylvania on charges related to the possession of a 3D-printed handgun and silencer found in his backpack by Altoona police officers and possession of a false identification card.
New York police said the gun matched the weapon used to kill Thompson.
“I have not seen any evidence that he is the shooter,” Dickey told reporters after the hearing.
Clarification: This article has been updated to reflect conflicting source reports about how Luigi Mangione was first recognized at a McDonald’s restaurant.
