Luigi Mangione’s lawyer Thomas Dickey hints at how he’ll plead in CEO shooting case: Live

Luigi Mangione’s notebook, filled with a ‘to-do’ list of tasks that needed to be carried out before killing Brian Thompson, is currently being investigated by police, according to sources.

The suspected killer, 26, toyed with the idea of using a bomb in his attack, the handwritten notes allegedly say.

Manigone allegedly noted that using an explosive device ‘could kill innocents.’

He acknowledged that a shooting would be more ‘targeted,’ according to sources speaking to CNN.

Rachel Maddow was slammed for finding a suspect connection between alleged healthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione and Donald Trump.

Mangione, 26, was taken into custody on firearm charges Monday afternoon at the fast food joint in Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days after he allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside of a Manhattan hotel.

Maddow, appearing in her once-a-week slot on the struggling liberal network, inexplicably drew dots between Mangione and Trump’s rumored pick for new ATF Director, Blake Masters.

‘If it is him [Mangione], the fact that he’s a professed Unabomber fan is unsettling. I might mention that it’s even more unsettling that Donald Trump’s reported choice to run the ATF is also a self-professed fan of the Unabomber,’ she said.

Brian Thompson shooting suspect Luigi Mangione suffered a back injury so severe he was unable to have sex, a former roommate said.

RJ Martin lived with the murder defendant for six months at a Hawaii co-living space and told The New York Times about 26-year-old Mangione’s secret agony.

‘He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible,’ Mr Martin told The Times.

‘I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.’

Explaining the injury that Mangione had suffered after a back condition called spondylolisthesis was worsened by a surfing accident, Martin said: ‘His spine was kind of misaligned.

‘He said his lower vertebrae were almost like a half-inch off, and I think it pinched a nerve.’

The alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione mused on the prospect of killing Thompson ‘at his own bean-counting conference,’ as the insurance CEO was set to disclose the financial gains the company made this year.

The bombshell revelations were found inside a notebook, where he allegedly penned a ‘to-do’ list. This is a separate document to the manifesto, which investigators are probing.

The UnitedHealthcare CEO’s funeral took place on Monday.

It occurred in his hometown church in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

The service was private – and was attended by Brian Thompson’s grieving family and friends.

Tom Dickey, Mangione’s lawyer, has told CNN that his office has received offers from people wanting to help pay for the suspect’s legal bills.

He said: ‘I have received some emails. I have not seen them personally, but my understanding from my staff is people are doing that.’

But the lawyer said he ‘probably won’t’ be accepting the offers.

Controversial influencer Caroline Calloway claims to have slept with suspected UnitedHealthcare killer Luigi Mangione.

The Scammer author, 33, excitedly took to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday after Mangione’s identity was released to the public.

‘OMG GUYS I LITERALLY F***ED THE UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO ASSASSIN,’ she exclaimed.

She then followed it up with, ‘Ok technically he was not an assassin when we f***ed. That I know of. But still!!!!’

However, due to Calloway’s infamous reputation for bending the truth, many of her followers simply didn’t believe her bold claims.

The brother of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the ‘Unabomber’ for his havoc-wreaking domestic terrorism, has broken his silence after Luigi Mangione posted about his manifesto on his Goodreads account.

Mangione, 26, had left notes and his opinion on the terrorist’s lengthy ideas, which drove him to injure dozens and kill three people over two decades.

Many have drawn comparisons between the alleged murderer and Kaczynski – saying that Mangione may have been influenced by him based on his social media habits.

David Kaczynski, Ted’s brother, told NBC News: ‘To the extent that he [the Unabomber] may have attributed at all to sort of normalizing or recasting the violent acts as beneficial to humanity is a terrible mistake.’

Two of Luigi Mangione’s fraternity brothers at the University of Pennsylvania described the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter as a normal student.

The former classmates, who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity, could not recall him making any extreme or concerning comments in the years that they knew him.

‘I feel like it’s a cliché, everybody is like, “He was a quiet guy,” but like he was even more normal than that,’ one of the men said.

The words ‘deny’, ‘defend’ and ‘depose’ were etched into the bullets and casings found at the scene of the shooting, a midtown Manhattan Hilton hotel, referencing a book by legal expert Jay Feinman’s titled ‘Delay, Defend, Deny: Why insurance company don’t pay claims, and what you can do about it.’

These words have found their way onto pint glasses, wind tumblers, sweatshirts and baseball caps that are being sold on online stores across the internet, amid swelling support for Mangione’s alleged actions.

Amazon shoppers could order T-shirts with ‘Deny Defend Depose’ on them on a listing described as related to ‘healthcare insurance awareness’ for just $24.55, The Washington Post reported.

A’Vibrant Color Vinyl Detail for Cars’ with the three-word slogan was being flogged for $6.99, while a ‘United Healthcare Parody Deny Defend Depose Wine Tumbler’ described as a gift ‘For Auntie’ was $12.59.

University of Pennsylvania Professor Julia Alekseyeva appeared to share several social media posts celebrating the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the school’s connection to the crime.

Alumni Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested on Monday and charged with murder for the December 4 slaying.

Alekseyeva, who is a self-described ‘socialist and ardent antifascist,’ posted a since deleted TikTok of herself smiling as the Les Miserables song ‘Do You Hear the People Sing?’ played.

‘Have never been prouder to be a professor at the University of Pennsylvania,’ she captioned the post, replacing the ‘E’ in Pennsylvania with the number 3.

UPenn graduate Eyal Yakoby also shared a screenshot of the English professors Instagram Story speculating on Mangione’s sexuality.

‘The icon we all need and deserve,’ she said.

Altoona Deputy Chief of Police Derek Swope said there is body camera footage between officers and Luigi Mangione inside the McDonald’s he was arrested at.

‘There is bodycam video. At this point, it’s not gonna be released,’ Swope told reporters.

He said community members and police officers are receiving threats in the wake of the arrest.

‘We have received some threats against our officers in building here. We’ve started investigating some threats against some citizens in our community,’ Swope said.

‘We’re taking all those threats seriously.’

Joe Rogan suggested very few will mourn UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after suspected assassin Luigi Mangione was apprehended for the murder.

Rogan – who endorsed Donald Trump in 2024 but picked Bernie Sanders in 2020 – said Thompson would not be remembered fondly because of his participation in what he calls the ‘gross’ insurance business.

‘It’s a dirty, dirty business. The business of insurance is f***ing gross,’ Rogan said.

‘I don’t think this guy was a professional. I think this guy, if I had to guess, [is] some guy [who] got f***** over. Apparently, that company is really bad at denying claims.’

People in Luigi Mangione’s orbit have spoken out following his dramatic arrest.

Freddie Leatherbury, who went to private school with Mangione, told CNN that his classmate ‘had everything going for him. But he wasn’t really snobby. He was humble.’

He added: ‘He was unassuming and easy to approach.

Luigi Mangione executed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in cold blood as an ‘act of war’ after the company ‘violated’ its contract with his mother who suffered years of excruciating pain and expense following a diagnosis of severe neuropathy.

This is the claim made in a document purporting to be Mangione’s full manifesto, obtained and shared at length by true crime podcast Hidden True Crime.

Lauren told DailyMail.com: ‘It seems to have originated on a Substack and we put it out there because people like hearing things in real time.

‘We also thought that if it is a fake somebody would quickly tell us. But nobody has come forward to do that.’

The man charged with the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO was arrested with what officials described as a 3D-printed ‘ghost gun’ fitted with a suppressor.

An evidence photo of the gun shows what appears to be a 3D-printed Glock 19 Gen3 9mm frame made from glass nylon fibers, according to a gun expert who goes by the name Print Shoot Repeat online.

But while people can print ready-made guns using expensive 3D printing machines, officials have suggested that Mangione’s weapon was likely assembled at home from individual parts that are bought online.

These so-called ‘ghost guns’ can be obtained without background checks and do not have serial numbers, making them an ideal weapon for criminals.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was gunned down outside Manhattan’s Hilton Hotel on December 4.

Since then, tourists have come out in droves to the hotel snapping pictures and showing their support for the accused gunman Luigi Mangione.

‘We planned this trip about a month ago and then the assassination of that CEO happened a couple days before we came so it was like we have to visit here,’ Emily Singleton, 34, of Florida, told the New York Post.

‘Also, he did a good thing anyway, no matter what people will say. He murdered somebody in good reason.’

New York Police Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said Luigi Mangione may have suffered a back injury on July 4, 2023.

‘Some of the writings that he had, he was discussing the difficulty of sustaining that injury,’ Kenny told Fox News.

‘So, we’re looking into whether or not the insurance industry either denied a claim from him or didn’t help him out to the fullest extent.’

Attorney Thomas Dickey confirmed that he was hired privately rather than employed by the state to represent accused UnitedHealthCare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione.

Dickey runs his own law firm and is a lifetime resident of Blair County, Pennsylvania, accordin got his work biography.

After receiving his law degree from Ohio Northern University, Dickey joined the Blair County Public Defenders Office, then started his private practive in 1984.

He has successful legal defense career with acquittals in cases ranging from DUI’s to first degree murder and winning appeals from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Dickey is one of few death-penalty qualified attorneys in the area, and is described as being known around the state for his strong representation in the courtroom, providing vigorous defense against all levels of criminal charges and active representation in civil litigation.

Defense attorney Tom Dickey told reporters he hopes to represent Mangione in New York, and indicated that he expects to plead not guilty, writes Emma James from Altoona, Pennsylvania.

He also said that he’s not seen ‘any evidence’ that Mangione is the shooter.

Dickey said: ‘I haven’t seen any evidence that says he’s the shooter. The fundamental concept of American justice is a presumption of innocence until you’re proven guilty.

‘I’ve seen zero evidence at this point. But that (pleading not guilty in New York) would be my expectation. That certainly would be my advice.’

Family of accused UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione said news of his arrested has stunned them.

‘It’s a shock for all of us,’ Mangione’s uncle, Jerry O’Keefe, told the New York Post.

‘I can’t say anymore. The statement summed it up for all of us. We don’t know anything more than what’s been reported in the media.’

The Mangione family released a statement on social media late Monday by his cousin, Maryland Del. Nino Mangione.

‘Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.’

Defense attorney Tom Dickey told reporters he anticipates his client Luigi Mangione to enter a not guilty plea for his New York murder charge.

‘From what I’ve seen, up to this point, he hasn’t been charged with that,’ Dickey said. ‘I don’t really want to speculate, but if in fact, that would happen, I would anticipate a plea of not guilty.

‘We’ve pled not guilty, at least to the charges in Pennsylvania. Like I said I’m not aware of any actual charges in New York.

‘I’m telling you as his lawyer, he didn’t have any… representation until I got involved this afternoon. And I’m telling you he’s pleading not guilty.’

CNN’s Kasie Hunt ordered the control room take down the graphics covering Luigi Mangione’s body while discussing his attractiveness during a Tuesday morning segment.

Panelist on CNN This Morning were discussing the massive public interest in the case which led Former Biden White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield to point out that people online are obsessing over his looks.

‘We’ve got to drop the banner to show why,’ Hunt said.

Gen Z influencers, however, have urged other social media users to familiarize themselves with jury nullification, should his case go to trial, in an attempt to free the accused killer. Jury nullification is when a jury returns a not-guilty verdict even when they believe a person guilty.

One user, Niamh, posted a video ‘to the people who are gonna end up on that jury’ and said: ‘You don’t have to make that man guilty.’

‘Research shows that eyewitness reports are the least reliable evidence in a courtroom, you can make people believe they saw something that they didn’t, and you can make people think that they didn’t see something that they did,’ she said.

Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione is now verified on X after his account was briefly taken down.

Mangione’s account amassed nearly 350K followers since he was arrested on Monday.

His account was temporarily suspended Monday then turned back on after Elon Musk stated, ‘This happened without my knowledge. Looking into it.’

Luigi Mangione was calmer and remained silent as he left Bristol County Courthoue in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon after his extradition hearing.

Mangione shouted at reporters and had to be restrained by cops after arriving at the hearing a few hours earlier.

He is trying to avoid being deported to New York to face a second-degree murder charge over the December 4 assassination of United Health CEO Brian Thompson.

A former prosecutor says Luigi Mangione is fighting extradition to New York in a bid to buy himself time to help his lawyer plan a defense against the murder charge he faces.

Former Manhattan prosecutor Daniel Horwitz told the Wall Street Journal: ‘It bides him and his lawyers time to figure out what to do on the New York charges.

‘It gives them time to assess, if they have a defense and if there are mental health issues, as opposed to rushing to New York to jump right into the case.’

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says she plans to apply for a warrant to have Mangione extradited back to the Empire State over United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s December 4 murder.

Mangione will almost certainly lose his bid to remain in Pennsylvania, where he faces gun charges after being found with a ghost gun.

But Horwitz believes he and his lawyers know this and are keen to give themselves breathing space to plan their response.

Luigi Mangione has contested plans to extradite him from Pennsylvania to New York to stand trial for Brian Thompson’s murder, meaning it could be weeks before he is back in the Empire State.

The alleged murderer, 26, announced plans to fight the extradition order at a hearing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.

He now has up to 14 days to submit his request to stay put.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says she’s preparing to submit a warrant seeking Mangione’s return.

Pennsylvania lawmakers say the New York murder charge should take precedence over a gun charge they filed against Mangione following his arrest Monday.

White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday that the Biden administration is ready to provide further support to local officials in the probe if needed.

“And so, while we’re certainly not going to comment on the investigation, we condemn — we condemn violence in the strongest term,’ she said from the briefing room.

‘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.’

‘Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,’ Mangione’s family said in a statement posted on social media late Monday by his cousin, Maryland Del. Nino Mangione.

‘We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.’

Spotify has removed at least two playlists from its platform over its references to the killing of Brian Thompson, the The Telegraph reported.

One playlist was titled ‘POV: Taking out a CEO.’

One of the playlists had a CCTV still of the alleged gunman. The playlist was saved more than 2,500 before it was taken down.

The songs in the playlists included Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal and the disco hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor.’

Spotify said: ‘As stated in our platform rules, we take action on content which explicitly incites violence or hatred against a person or group of people.’

Mangione likely was motivated by his anger with what he called “parasitic” health insurance companies and a disdain for corporate greed, a law enforcement bulletin obtained by The Associated Press said.

He wrote that the US has the most expensive health care system in the world and that profits of major corporations continue to rise while ‘our life expectancy’ does not, according to the bulletin, based on a review of his hand-written notes and social media posts.

Mangione called Unamomber Ted Kaczynski a ‘political revolutionary’ and may have found inspiration from the man who carried out a series of bombings while railing against modern society and technology, according to police bulletin.

Police described alleged killer Luigi Mangione in an internal report seen by The New York Times.

Officials wrote that Mangione ‘likely views himself as a hero of sorts who has finally decided to act upon such injustices.’

Mangione ‘appeared to view the targeted killing of the company’s highest-ranking representative as a symbolic takedown and a direct challenge to its alleged corruption and ‘power games.’

Mangione ‘views himself as a hero of sorts who has finally decided to act upon such injustices,’ per officials.

United Health Group has seen its share price crater after the assassination of its well-regarded CEO and subsequent fury over the healthcare giant’s greed.

The company’s share price has plummeted by approximately $45 billion since the December 4 shooting of CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly by Luigi Mangione, 26.

Since December 3, the last day of trading prior to Thompson’s death, the share price dropped by 10 percent, its steepest weekly drop since March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic erupted, reports CNN.

Judge David Consiglione denied Mangione bail, and ordered him to remain in custody at a federal facility SCI in Huntingdon, writes Emma James from the courtroom.

He will next appear in court on December 23, with authorities in New York granted 30 days to obtain a governors warrant for Mangione’s extradition.

Judge Consiglio also gave Mangione’s defense 14 days to apply of a writ of habeus corpus writ. Once one is filed then Mangione will appear in court again.

Mangione appeared calm, but fidgeted constantly in his seat, staring at DA Peter Weeks as he entered before turning his gaze to the media gallery, writes Emma James from the courtroom.

He reviewed some paperwork with his attorney Thomas Dickey, smiling and nodding before leaning back in his chair. Mangione was also seen muttering to himself several times.

Lawyer for Mangione, Tom Dickey, told the court that the arrest warrant he had been handed did not state the words ‘criminal homicide’ on them.

He argued that the extradition order could not be heard in court based on ‘hearsay’, with Judge David Consiglione overruling his objection.

Dickey went on to ask the court to consider bail for his client, arguing that he had a ‘transient life’ and had no prior criminal history.

Police have not revealed whether they believe alleged killer Mangione was planning on a murder spree.

‘Anyone charged with homicide is a danger to society,’ said Blair County DA Peter Weeks when asked about Mangione’s potential plans before he was arrested.

Mangione mostly kept his head high and looked ahead as the hearing went on.

He replied ‘yes, sir,’ when asked if he understood his rights.

As a prosecutor said Mangione was found with a large amount of cash, the suspect shook his head.

During Tuesday’s hearing, Mangione’s lawyer told the court that his client may have been wearing a medical mask when he was arrested because of fears over Covid-19.

That’s when Mangione interrupted the lawyer, saying ‘I bought the mask.’

The lawyer then shushed Mangione, saying: ‘No, no. Don’t say a word.’

After the suspected killer’s arrest in Altoona the family issued a short statement expressing their ‘shock and devastation’, but hinting that the suspected killer had become estranged from his relatives.

As he awaits extradition back to New York on murder charges,  DailyMail.com has taken a look at everything we know so far about Mangione’s family.

Mangione has not waived his right to extradition to NYC to face murder charges, and will fight to remain in Pennsylvania, writes Emma James from the courtroom.

The suspect was denied bail again.

Mangione fidgeted in court as he played with papers and smiled at police officers.

He tried to speak but his lawyer told hjim to say nothing.

UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione will be killed in prison, predicted Fox News host Jesse Watters.

The Five co-host Jeanine Pirro attempted to shut-down the suggestion that someone would target the 26-year-old alleged assassin if he were put behind bars.

But Watters insisted that Mangione deserved to die after he allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last week.

Before Luigi Mangione became a household name as the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, his cousin Nino Mangione was already in the public eye.

Nino Mangione has been a member of the Maryland House of Delegates since 2019.

The 37-year-old is a Republican who studied political science at Towson University, outside of Baltimore, before going to work at his family’s talk radio station, WCBM 680.

The suspect in Brian Thompson’s killing started yelling at the cameras as he entered a court hearing in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.

He appeared to slam officials as being ‘completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!’

The exchange happened after someone asked Mangione if he ‘did it,’ referencing Brian Thompson’s murder, per the Wall Street Journal.

Mangione, 26, was sporting an orange prison suit and shackled at his waist as he was moved by several sheriff’s officers.

Live footage captured the moment a TV news reporter suffered an embarrassing broadcast while shooting outside suspected assassin Luigi Mangione’s former high school.

WBFF reporter Shannon Lilly had her broadcast sabotaged by a leaf blower who was seemingly protesting her presence outside the Gillman School in Baltimore – where Mangione was valedictorian.

Lilly referenced the tasteless celebrations from some over Mangione’s alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, noting the ‘community reaction’ as the leaf blower blared over her.

Mangione claimed in court on Monday night that he does not know where the 10,000 cash in US and foreign money found on him by police came from, as reported by CNN.

The suspected killer also said he didn’t know ‘about criminal sophistication’ after police said he was carrying a faraday bag, which is meant to conceal wireless transmissions.

Prosecutors said the bag proved Mangione’s alleged criminal knowledge.

‘First, I don’t know where any of that money came from,’ the sjuspect said.

‘I’m not sure if it was planted. And also, that bag was waterproof. So I don’t know about criminal sophistication.’

Luigi Mangione has been seen in an updated mugshot from Pennsylvania authorities.

It comes as the suspected killer is scheduled to appear in the Blair County Courthouse at 1.30pm EST on Wednesday.

The hearing is intended to discuss his extradition to NYC to faces charges for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The suspected killer is scheduled to appear in the Blair County Courthouse at 1.30pm EST.

The hearing is meant to discuss his extradition to NYC to faces charges for the murder of Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione once claimed his mother made him eat steak with his right hand, even though he was left-handed, to ‘adhere to social norms.’

Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder in the second degree, despite many officials saying the shooting was a premeditated and targeted killing.

The full list of charges against Luigi Mangione were revealed on Tuesday morning, listed as murder, possession of a weapon, possession of a forged instrument, all in the second degree, and another count of third-degree possession of a weapon.

The reason Mangione’s murder charge is second-degree is down to specific legislation in New York, which stipulates that certain factors must be met for a charge to be raised to first-degree murder.

These include that the victim must have been an on-duty police officer or peace officer, a judge, a witness to a crime, about to testify in court, or the murder must have been a contract killing.

Other factors include if the defendant was convicted of a previous murder, if they killed more than one person, if the victim was tortured, or if the crime was part of an act of terrorism.

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said the trove of evidence against suspect Luigi Mangione has offered New York’s prosecutors a ‘super strong’ case.

McCabe told CNN that the literal smoking gun could turn out to be the firearm found on Mangione’s person when he was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Monday.

‘That’s basically like putting a sign in your pocket that says ‘I did it”, he said.

McCabe cited a 3D printed silencer found alongside the suspect’s 3D printed pistol as evidence that, at the current moment, ‘the case against him right now is really very, very simple, basic and super strong.’

The former deputy bureau chief went on to describe Mangione as a ‘meticulous person’ whose actions after the shooting showed he was trying to raise ‘as little attention as possible.’

However, he said Mangione made a handful of crucial mistakes that led to his arrest and would have entirely changed his chances at prosecution if he had behaved differently.

‘(There are) 1,000 places he could have gotten rid of those IDs and that pistol as he was making his escape out of New York,’ he said.

‘Had he done so, the case against him would be very different.’

Mangione claimed in his LinkedIn that he was employed as a software engineer at TrueCar, an online marketplace based in Santa Monica, California.

However the company has since said Mangione has not worked there since 2023.

The British actress, 38, took to the comments on a post from the Instagram account sainthoax, which shared photos of the alleged shooter.

The post read, ‘Person of interest in CEO shooting identified as Luigi Mangione’ along with the caption, ‘they (allegedly) got him.’

It showed a number of photos featuring Mangione, 26, including a shirtless one of him hiking.

Jameela commented: ‘A star is born.’

Luigi Mangione was once a member of an Ivy League group of gamers who enjoyed playing ‘Among Us,’ a video game where gamers play ‘assassins’ while trying to avoid other player’s suspicions.

Officer Tyler Frye, who has only been on the job for about six months, was greeted with a round of applause from his fellow officers outside of the Pennsylvania court house, reported the New York Times.

Frye and his partner said they ‘recognized [Mangione] immediately’ after he pulled down his face mask in the McDonald’s.

‘We didn’t even think twice about it, we knew that was our guy,’ Frye said.

‘It feels good to get a guy like that off the street, especially starting my career this way, it feels great.’

A customer who saw Luigi Mangione at the McDonalds in Altoona, Pennsylvania, says he is stunned that the alleged assassin stayed there so long because he must have heard people say he looked like the alleged killer.

Larry Repko, 70, told DailyMail.com his friends were laughing about the man who was sat at the back of the fast food joint.

‘He was at the rear of the store and I was at the front’, Repko said.

‘I’m sure he heard my friend joking around saying it was the shooter from New York but he stayed sat there.

‘We left before he was arrested but I came back later and the staff told me it actually was him.

‘I thought he was one of the workers, with his hood up and laptop on because they do that.’

Mangione had been on a Greyhound bus traveling through Altoona on Monday morning at around 9am, when he got off and walked into the McDonalds opposite the bus stop.

His route from New York is currently unclear, with authorities working to piece together his movements after the fatal shooting.

Pennsylvania State Police are appealing for anyone with knowledge of Mangione’s movements prior to arriving in Altoona to get in touch.

The department also released new images of Mangione in the restaurant, appearing to eat a hash brown.

‘When you’re hiding or running from the police, I guess you never know where you’ll end up,’ Repko said.

Officers from Altoona Police Department are currently still guarding the fast food restaurant.

Witnesses claim that two female members of staff spotted the shooter, and a customer also contacted cops.

Luigi Mangione was seen eating a hash brown at McDonald’s just before he was arrested for murdering Brian Thompson.

The alleged CEO shooter was snapped eating the fried treat with his mask down at the fast food restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, just before he was arrested Monday morning.

Another photo taken in the restaurant shows Mangione with his mask up addressing the mystery photographer.

The images were released by Pennsylvania State Police after 9am ET Tuesday, suggesting they may have been taken on a bodycam.

Mangione, 26, is being held in a nearby correctional facility while awaiting extradition back to New York City to face murder charges over the December 4 assassination.

The suspect in last week’s high-profile shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is related to a Republican politician.

A member of the House of Delegates since 2019, the elder Mangione has yet to address the arrest.

Luigi Mangione remains jailed in Pennsylvania but is expected to be extradited to New York where he faces a murder charge.

Initially, Mangione was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police before Manhattan prosecutors added the murder charge, according to an online court docket.

Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after the McDonald’s customer recognized him and notified an employee, authorities said.

Altoona is about 233 miles west of New York City.

He is seen below in his holding cell on Monday.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams called Altoona Police Office Tyler Frye who arrested suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione on Monday.

Frye, who has only been on the job for about six months, said he ‘recognized [Mangione] immediately’ after he pulled down his face mask in the McDonald’s.

Adams recorded his coversation thanking Frye for his service and posted it on X.

‘We’re very appreciative of the partnership between local police, state partners, and the NYPD. Together, we brought him into custody and took a dangerous individual off our streets,’ Adams said.

Luigi Mangione’s mother Kathleen Mangione reported him missing to San Francisco police on November 18, just over two weeks before Brian Thompson’s murder.

A police source revealed the report to the San Francisco Standard, although it is unclear why Kathleen contacted cops in the City by the Bay.

Mangione grew up in Baltimore, where his parents continue to live, although public records show he has multiple relatives in San Francisco.

Mangione’s family released a statement in the wake of his arrest saying they are ‘devastated’ by their son’s alleged behavior and sending their condolences to Brian Thompson’s family.

The Pennsylvania McDonald’s where Luigi Mangione was arrested on Monday was ‘review bombed’ by trolls after staff blew his cover and summoned the police.

The fast food joint in Altoona was hit by a wave of online backlash after an employee notified authorities about Mangione, leading to his arrest for killing UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson.

The negative comments aimed at McDonald’s were the latest in ‘review bombing,’ where an establishment is hit with a litany of bad reviews based on a political view or an occurrence unrelated to its actual business.

About 100 negative and one-star reviews showed up after Mangione, 26, was captured at the restaurant with most criticizing the restaurant and its staff.

Suspected assassin Luigi Mangione was apparently left startled after McDonald’s employees recognized him after five days on the run.

Mangione, 26, was taken into custody on firearm charges Monday afternoon at the fast food joint in Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days after he allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside of a Manhattan hotel.

Sources told DailyMail.com that several staff members noticed the masked man, who sat quietly reading after ordering a drink from the fast food establishment.

Luigi Mangione is being held in solitary confinement at the ‘maximum custody level’ of a Pennsylvania prison.

Mangione, 26, spent his first night at State Correctional Institution Huntingtdon, which sits around 15 miles east of Altoona, where he was arrested on Monday morning.

Details of Mangione’s prison conditions were shared with CNN by Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokeswoman Maria Bivens.

SCI Huntingdon opened in 1899 and became a maximum-security prison in 1960. It housed capital inmates until 1995.

Pennsylvania still has the death penalty, but lawmakers in the Keystone State are taking steps to ban it.

Mangione will be extradited back to New York City, where Brian Thompson was assassinated, to be tried for murder.

If convicted of murder, Mangione must spend at least 20 years behind bars and could spend the rest of his life in jail.

Luigi Mangione’s friends and family were not legally-obliged to report him to police if they recognized him in the images shared by the NYPD.

New York University Law School Professor Rachel Barkow said ‘There is no legal duty to report’ someone you recognize on a wanted poster and that you can not be prosecuted for failing to do so.

Barkow told The New York Times that police departments instead offer rewards to try and ‘entice’ people who may recognize a suspect into dialing 911.

Prof. Barkow added that it is illegal to harbor a wanted felon.

After Mangione, 26, was arrested on Friday, observers accused friends and family members of failing to report him after two images of his face circulated online.

But cops likely knew Mangione’s name prior to his arrest, meaning those close to him may well have been in touch.

In addition to a three-page, handwritten document that suggests he harbored ‘ill will toward corporate America,’ Kenny said Mangione also had a ghost gun, a type of weapon that can be assembled at home and is difficult to trace.

Officers questioned Mangione, who was acting suspiciously and carrying multiple fraudulent IDs, as well as a US passport, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. Officers also found a sound suppressor, or silencer, ‘consistent with the weapon used in the murder,’ the commissioner said.

He had clothing and a mask similar to those worn by the shooter and a fraudulent New Jersey ID matching one the suspect used to check into a New York City hostel before the shooting, Tisch said.

Luigi Mangione’s X account is back up after it was briefly deleted as YouTube removed channels belonging to the suspected killer.

Elon Musk addressed the removal of Mangione’s X account stating, ‘his happened without my knowledge. Looking into it.’

YouTube removed three channels belonging to Mangione, as well as a channel that was altered Monday to look as if it belonged to him, Jack Malon, Google policy communications manager, confirmed to CNN.

Luigi Mangione’s yearbook was located by two girls who posted their journey to uncover the memento in a breezy 11 second long TikTok video which saw them head to the prestigious Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, a $40,000-a-year prep school.

Mangione, 26, had served as the valedictorian of Gilman School’s Class of 2016.

Those close with Luigi Mangione reportedly shared messages on X letting them know they were worried about him in the days leading up to UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson’s assasination.

Posts viewed by The Daily Beast showed loved ones tried to reach out and connect with him before the killing.

‘Thinking of you and prayers everyday in your name,’ wrote user @Collin30923201P on November 25. ‘Know you are missed and loved.’

The day prior, the suspected shooter is believed to have arrived in New York City and checked into a hostel on November 24.

‘@PepMangione Hey, are you ok? Nobody has heard from you in months, and apparently your family is looking for you,’ wrote X user @TheRealMandusa on October 30.

Mangione went from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh after the shooting, and likely ‘was in a variety of locations across the state,’ said Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police.

‘Based on everything we have seen, he was very careful with trying to stay low profile, avoid cameras — not all that successfully in some cases, but that was certainly the effort he was making,’ Bivens said.

In the days since the shooting, police turned to the public for help by releasing a collection of nine photos and video — including footage of the attack, as well as images of the suspect at a Starbucks beforehand.

‘Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness,’ read one excerpt from a Kaczynski quote on Mangione’s Goodreads page.

‘The concept of “mental health” in our society is defined largely by the extent to which an individual behaves in accord with the needs of the system and does so without showing signs of stress,’ read another.

CNN reports that a Reddit account that matches Mangione’s personal details said he suffered from back pain related to spondylolisthesis – a condition where a vertebra in the spine slips out of place, usually in the lower back.

The user said the pain became worse after a surging accident.

‘My back and hips locked up after the accident,’ the user wrote in July 2023, saying that ‘intermittent numbness has become constant’ and ‘I’m terrified of the implications.’

Mangione apparently had surgery sometime late last year, but it’s unclear whether it helped his condition.

TikTok influencer @goobigubbi went viral in the wake of the assassination of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with one clip garnering over 8.3 million views.

When the search for Mangione was still ongoing, the influencer shared a clip with his mom freaking out at him as he refused to change clothes that matched surveillance images shared by the NYPD.

Brian Thompson shooting suspect Luigi Mangione suffered a back injury so severe he was unable to have sex, a former roommate said.

RJ Martin lived with the murder defendant for six months at a Hawaii co-living space and told The New York Times about 26 year-old Mangione’s secret agony.

‘He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible,’ Mr Martin told The Times.

‘I remember him telling me that, and my heart just breaks.’

Piers Morgan was left in shock after gleeful former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz said she felt ‘joy’ following the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

On Monday night, Lorez joined Morgan on Piers Morgan Uncensored, as the broadcaster questioned her about her controversial social media posts following Thompson being gunned down in Manhattan on Wednesday.

The suspected killer of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson is the heir to a holiday resort fortune created by his grandparents – and the brother of a top doctor.

Luigi Mangione, 26, comes from a powerful Maryland family centered on the late patriarch Nicholas Mangiano, a first-generation American who built a real estate empire in the state, including country clubs and media.

Nicholas, who died in 2008 aged 83 after suffering a stroke, was the owner of Turf Valley Resort and Hayfields Country Club, as well radio station WCBM-AM.

A false manifesto supposedly written by suspect Luigi Mangione is making the rounds online.

Police have not yet released Mangione’s manifesto, but said they found a two-page document on him at the time of his arrest.

The 262-word handwritten manifesto noted that UnitedHealthcare’s market capitalization has grown whole American life expectancy has not.

‘To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,’ he wrote, as reported by The New York Times.

It slams companies that ‘continue to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allowed them to get away with it.’

A GiveSendGo page has raised over $6,000 of its $200,000 goal for alleged killer Luigi Mangione.

‘This is a preemptive legal fundraiser for the suspect allegedly involved in the shooting of the United Healthcare CEO,’ the page reads.

‘We are not here to celebrate violence, but we do believe in the constitutional right of fair legal representation.’

‘Please share in your networks!’

Luigi Mangione told his classmates they need ‘incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things.’

Mangione had served as the valedictorian of Gilman School’s Class of 2016, which he praised in his speech for its ‘inventive [and] pioneering mentality.’

Gov. Josh Shapiro said suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione is ‘no hero’ following his court appearence.

‘In America, we do not kill people in cold blood to resolve policy differences or express a viewpoint,’ Shapiro said.

‘He is no hero. The real hero in this story is the person who called 911 at McDonald’s this morning.’

Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter has been in the Keystone State for ‘several days’ following the deadly attack, according to police.

Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said police are working to piece together where the suspect went following Brian Thompson’s assassination.

‘We know that he has been in Pennsylvania for several days, so part of that investigation will also focus on trying to retrace his steps,’ Bivens said.

The suspected gunman reportedly referenced UnitedHealthcare in the handwritten document found on him.

Luigi Mangione mentioned the $515.93 billion company in his manifesto noting the size of the company and how much money it makes, a senior law enforcement offical who saw the document told the New York Times.

In the 262-word handwritten manifesto, Mangione said as UnitedHealthcare’s market capitalization has grown, American life expectancy has not.

The document condemned companies that ‘continue to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allowed them to get away with it.

He reportedly wrote that acted alone and that he was self-funded.

‘To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,’ Mangione said.

‘These parasites had it coming. I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done.’

Luigi Mangione was charged with murder by NYC officials for the shock execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

He was detained on Monday by police in Pennsylvania.

Mangione now faces three gun charges and forgery in New York.

He remains jailed in Pennsylvania on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police.

Mangione was arrested in an Altoona McDonald’s on Monday after cops ‘immediately recognized’ him as the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.