"The police encounter happened at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days after the murder, after a police dispatcher received a 911 call from the McDonald's manager that customers were concerned about a man in the restaurant who resembled surveillance images of Thompson's alleged killer. The manager described what Mangione was wearing a black jacket, a medical mask and a brown beanie. The dispatcher said an officer was on his way."
"A video of the police encounter with Mangione shows the Altoona police officers approaching Mangione who is sitting at a table and directing him to lower his mask. I knew it was him immediately, a police officer stated. Mangione at first gave the police a false name. He seemed nervous and his fingers were shaking, according to the police. The police frisked him but found nothing."
A pretrial hearing in Manhattan will decide whether physical evidence and statements taken from Luigi Mangione are admissible in the state case charging him with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The police encounter occurred at a McDonald's in Altoona five days after the killing following a 911 call from the manager who said a customer resembled surveillance images of the alleged killer and described his clothing. Officers approached Mangione, directed him to lower his mask, and an officer said he recognized him. Mangione first gave a false name, appeared nervous with shaking fingers, and was frisked; officers found nothing. After backup arrived and his backpack was moved aside because it seemed heavy, Mangione gave his real name, was arrested, Mirandized, handcuffed, and searched; he had thousands of dollars in his wallet.
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