"Following Thursday's proceedings, which lasted about 15 minutes, defense attorney Karen Agnifilo told reporters that her team had originally intended to question NYPD Det. Oscar Diaz, but the prosecution decided not to put him on the stand on short notice. The decision came after a rocky afternoon of testimony on Tuesday in which the prosecution abruptly decided to withdraw statements that Mangione made to NYPD investigators under interrogation shortly after his Dec. 9, 2024 arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania."
"During the hearing, Agnifilo addressed a statement that NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny made in a December 2024 press conference in which he said investigators in San Francisco had contacted Mangione's mother, Kathleen Mangione, and she said it was something she could see him doing. Agnifilo insisted that this was the opposite of what Luigi Mangione's mother actually said, which is that Mangione has not made any suicidal ideation statements and was not a risk to himself or others."
Luigi Mangione appeared for the ninth and final day of a suppression hearing. Defense attorneys said they had intended to question NYPD Det. Oscar Diaz but prosecutors chose not to put him on the stand. The decision followed the prosecution’s withdrawal of statements Mangione reportedly made to NYPD investigators after his Dec. 9, 2024 arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Mangione is charged with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Defense attorneys raised questions about whether Mangione had been read his Miranda rights during a videotaped interrogation by NYPD Det. David Leonardi and a prosecutor. Defense counsel said Mangione’s mother told investigators he had not expressed suicidal ideation and was not a risk.
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