Mangione’s attorneys have argued that the police violated his constitutional rights as they seek to have some evidence suppressed
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- Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges in the Dec. 4, 2024, killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
- Mangione’s attorneys have argued that the police violated his constitutional rights as they seek to have some evidence suppressed
- These pretrial hearings are expected to last several days and impact what evidence jurors can hear
Luigi Mangione was back in court on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 — a year to the day prosecutors say he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan.Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. This week marked Mangione’s first time back in state court since the judge overseeing the case, Gregory Carro, dismissed two terrorism charges against him in September.
Mangione was eating breakfast at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., when he was arrested Dec. 9, 2024, five days after Thompson was shot as he walked into an investor conference.
Thursday’s proceedings began with testimony from Tyler Frye, an officer from the Altoona Police Department who responded to the McDonald’s last December after a manager called 911 to report that Mangione looked like the suspect. Prosecutors showed videos from Frye’s body-worn camera and that of his colleague, Patrolman Joseph Detwiler…