"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 them a Minnesota driver's license, threw numerous documents at them and claimed to have weapons, the criminal complaint said."
"Officers searched Anderson's bag and found a barbecue fork and a circular steel blade, the complaint said. In a photo included in the complaint, the blade appeared to be a small pizza cutter wheel. Anderson had traveled to New York from Mankato, about 67 miles (107 kilometers) southwest of Minneapolis, and was working at a pizzeria after another job opportunity fell through, the law enforcement official said."
Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, was arrested and charged with impersonating an FBI agent after attempting to obtain the release of inmate Luigi Mangione from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Mangione is held while awaiting state and federal murder trials in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Anderson told jail officers he had paperwork "signed by a judge," produced a Minnesota driver's license, threw documents and claimed to have weapons. Officers found a barbecue fork and a circular steel blade in his bag. Anderson traveled from Mankato and had been working at a pizzeria. He is expected to make an initial appearance in Brooklyn federal court.
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