Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, launched into a tirade during his extradition hearing in Pennsylvania on Monday.
Mangione, facing a slew of charges including second-degree murder, yelled at the cameras, declaring the case against him to be “completely out of touch” and “an insult to the intelligence of the American people.”
“It is completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people!”
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Luigi Mangione, 26, has been officially charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late Monday night.
The charges were filed just hours after Mangione’s arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he was initially detained on weapons and forgery charges.
The charge, as of now, is Murder in the Second Degree (with intent…). See link for description see image for charges: https://t.co/4YAZhJwZ0p #uhcceo #luigimangione https://t.co/YFvB267brv pic.twitter.com/T7Lb1BuztM
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) December 10, 2024
Luigi Mangione was spotted scarfing down a hash brown at McDonald’s moments before his arrest.
Mangione was arraigned and ordered to be held without bail during a brief court hearing in Pennsylvania. When asked if he required a public defender, he responded by asking if he could “answer that at a future date.”
The charges against Mangione include forgery, carrying a gun without a license, false identification to law enforcement authorities, and tampering with records or identification.
Later in the day, the prosecutors charged Luigi Mangione with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to court documents posted online per New York Post.
Mangione remains in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections as he awaits extradition to New York.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has confirmed the charges against him, according to ABC7 NY.
However, the details of the charges will remain sealed until Mangione makes his court appearance in New York at a later date.
While standing before a judge at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on Monday night hearing, the judge read the entire criminal complaint against Mangione after he noted that no one had read the complaint to him since he was arrested.
While arguing why Mangione should be denied bail, prosecutors stated that police found $8,000 in US cash and $2,000 in foreign currency.
Prosecutors also claimed Mangione had his passport and a “Faraday bag,” which is used to stop cell service transmission, in his possession.
Mangione challenged two key assertions made by prosecutors during the court proceedings. The first was their claim about the cash found on him.
“I actually want to address two of the things that you said. I don’t know where that money came from. I’m not sure if it was planted,” Mangione claimed.
The second was their assertion that his possession of a Faraday bag, which blocks cell signals. Mangione countered this by explaining that he used the bag because it was waterproof and claimed he was unaware of any implications regarding criminal expertise.
According to Daily Mail, Luigi claimed his mother made him eat steak with his right hand, even though he was left-handed, to ‘adhere to social norms’ during the hearing on Monday.
This is a developing story.
