"Here are some of the things we learned from Mangione's pretrial hearing: Body cameras give a close-up look at Mangione's arrest. The public got an extensive, even exhaustive view of how police in Altoona, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) west of Manhattan, conducted Mangione's arrest and searched his backpack after he was spotted eating breakfast at McDonald's. While there were quirky moments and asides - about holiday music, a hoagie and more -"
"Mangione, 27, an Ivy League graduate from a wealthy Maryland family, has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. The pretrial hearing was in the state case, where he faces the possibility of life in prison, but his lawyers are trying to exclude evidence from both cases. Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. He is due back in court for a hearing in that case on Jan. 9. Neither trial has been scheduled."
Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a 911 caller reported a man resembling the suspected CEO shooter. Authorities recovered a gun from his backpack that prosecutors say matches the weapon used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, plus a notebook described as a "manifesto" with notes about a "survival kit" and "intel checkin." A three-week pretrial hearing addressed efforts to exclude evidence from state and federal cases, presented body-camera footage and testimony about his conduct and statements behind bars, and detailed alleged steps he took to elude authorities for five days. Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty; the judge has set a May 18 deadline for a ruling on exclusion motions.
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