"Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, was arrested and charged with impersonating an FBI agent in a foiled bid to free Mangione from the Metropolitan Detention Center, the notorious Brooklyn lockup where he is held while awaiting state and federal murder trials in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A criminal complaint filed against Anderson did not identify the person he attempted to free. A law enforcement official familiar with the matter confirmed it was Mangione."
"According to the criminal complaint, Anderson approached the jail intake area around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday and told uniformed jail officers that he was an FBI agent in possession of paperwork "signed by a judge" authorizing the release of a specific person in custody at the jail. When the officers asked for his federal credentials, Anderson showed the officers a Minnesota driver's license, threw numerous documents at them and claimed to have weapons, the criminal complaint said."
A man identified as Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn claiming to be an FBI agent and saying he had paperwork signed by a judge to release Luigi Mangione. Jail officers asked for federal credentials; Anderson displayed a Minnesota driver's license, threw documents and claimed to have weapons. Officers searched his bag and found a barbecue fork and a circular steel blade resembling a small pizza-cutter wheel. Anderson was arrested and charged with impersonating an FBI agent. Mangione is held awaiting state and federal murder trials in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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