"In the days following Luigi Mangione's arrest, guards at the Pennsylvania prison where he was detained were told not to take their eyes off him, lest an Epstein-style situation occur with the most high-profile murder suspect in the U.S. on their watch, a Manhattan judge heard Monday. The testimony was provided by Correction Officer Tomas Rivers from SCI Huntingdon, Pa., at an evidence hearing in the Manhattan district attorney's case against Mangione,"
"Rivers told the court that he chatted with the jailed murder suspect at length while monitoring his eight-by-12-foot cell in a special housing unit for hours on end chatting about literature, traveling in Southeast Asia, and the level of human suffering in underdeveloped countries compared to the West. The CO said Mangione took an interest in his British accent. From what I remember, we spoke about the difference between privatized healthcare and national healthcare, Rivers said."
"Mangione had been arrested days earlier at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa., following a five-day manhunt that gripped the nation. The correction officer said prison guards were ordered to keep the young man from Maryland under constant surveillance prior to his extradition to New York City, invoking Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 death in custody shortly after his high-profile arrest on sex trafficking charges."
Correction Officer Tomas Rivers testified that, after Luigi Mangione's arrest, prison staff were ordered to keep him under constant surveillance, citing concerns similar to Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 death in custody. Mangione had been arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa., after a five-day manhunt and faced extradition to New York City on charges alleging he shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024. Rivers said he monitored Mangione's eight-by-12-foot cell for hours and engaged him in extended conversations about literature, travel in Southeast Asia, levels of human suffering, and differences between privatized and national healthcare. Mangione reportedly showed curiosity about public perception of the shooting.
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