- Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Maryland man, has been taken into custody in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione was found in a McDonald’s at breakfast, and after police asked if he had been to New York recently, he grew silent and started to shake, authorities said.
- Mangione faces felony charges for forgery and firearms violations, and a search of his backpack yielded a black 3D-printed pistol and a 3D-printed black silencer, along with one loaded Glock magazine with six nine-millimeter full metal jacket rounds.
- Mangione’s request for bail was denied, a court spokesperson told Coins2Day.
The 26-year-old alleged suspect in the shooting death of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is facing a litany of charges in Pennsylvania and he appeared on Monday night for a preliminary arraignment where he was read the allegations against him. His bail was denied, a court spokesperson told Coins2Day.
According to the criminal complaint, Luigi Nicholas Mangione is being charged with felony forgery and a firearms violation as well as tampering with records, possessing instruments of a crime, and providing a false identification to law enforcement. While in court, CNN reported Mangione appeared to argue about two claims before prosecutors: he was found with $8,000 in cash and prosecutors alleged he was trying to avoid law enforcement. Mangione claimed not to have known where the money came from and suggested it was planted, according to CNN. He also argued that a bag he had that blocked cellular signals was merely waterproof, and wasn’t evidence of criminal sophistication.
Based on the Pennsylvania charges, Mangione is facing a total maximum potential penalty of up to 28 years in prison. He was taken into custody this morning after he was spotted in an Altoona McDonald’s during breakfast.
According to the police report, Mangione was sitting quietly near the back of the chain while wearing a blue medical mask and gazing at a silver laptop computer. He also had a backpack on the floor near the table, the report states. Two patrolmen with the Altoona Police Department were responding to a report about a suspicious male at the restaurant. Patrolman Detwiler asked Mangione to pull down his mask so the officers could see his face.
“The male complied and pulled down his mask,” the complaint states. The two officers “immediately recognized him as the suspect from [the] New York City incident after seeing photos released of him from media sources.”
The police asked Mangione for his ID, and he allegedly gave them a New Jersey driver’s license with the name Mark Rosario, and a birthdate of July 21, 1998, the report states. Police asked Mangione if he had been to New York recently and the report states he allegedly “became quiet and started to shake.”
Police said they told Mangione he was under official investigation and that if he lied about his identity, he would be arrested. Mangione then admitted his identity and birthdate, the report states. The New Jersey license was found to be a fake ID. Police asked Mangione why he lied about his name and he told officers: “I clearly shouldn’t have.”
Mangione was handcuffed and taken into police custody and the scene was searched. His belongings were taken to the Altoona Police Department. His backpack allegedly contained a black 3D-printed pistol and a 3D-printed black silencer. The report states the pistol had a metal slide and plastic handle with a metal-threaded barrel, and one loaded Glock magazine with six nine-millimeter full metal jacket rounds. The report lists one loose nine-millimeter hollow point round.
Mangione gave authorities a Towson, Maryland address as his home. Google Maps shows a sprawling front yard with a two-story red brick facade and manicured trees.