"Moments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at a Pennsylvania McDonald's, a police officer searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of underwear. The discovery, recounted in court on Monday as Mangione fights to keep evidence out of his New York murder case, convinced police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that he was the man wanted in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan five days earlier."
"Wasser, a 19-year Altoona police veteran, testified on the fourth day of a pre-trial hearing as Mangione sought to bar prosecutors from using the magazine and other evidence against him, including a 9mm handgun and a notebook found during a subsequent bag search. The testimony shed light on the critical minutes after Mangione was spotted at the McDonald's and the sometimes unusual steps police officers took in collecting evidence critical to tying him to the crime."
"Mangione's lawyers argue the items should be excluded because police did not have a search warrant and lacked the grounds to justify a warrantless search. Prosecutors contend the search was legal and that police eventually obtained a warrant. Wasser, testifying in full uniform, said Altoona police protocols require promptly searching a suspect's property at the time of an arrest, in part for dangerous items."
Moments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at a Pennsylvania McDonald's, officers searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in underwear. Altoona police concluded the find tied Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan five days earlier. Body-worn camera captured an officer saying, 'It's him, dude. It's him, 100%,' as the magazine was displayed. Officer Christy Wasser, a 19-year Altoona veteran, testified about the searches and evidence recovered, including a 9mm handgun and a notebook. Mangione's lawyers seek to exclude the items, arguing there was no warrant for the initial searches. Prosecutors say a warrant was later obtained and the searches were lawful.
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