Video captures CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione yelling at media while entering court
The suspect in the brazen daytime killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson shouted defiant remarks to reporters as he entered a Pennsylvania courthouse for his extradition hearing Tuesday.
As deputies escorted a handcuffed Luigi Mangione into the Blair County Courthouse, video captured the suspect swivel his head at nearby journalists, screaming phrases including "Completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people."
Additional remarks shouted by Mangione, who wears an orange jail jumpsuit in the footage, are inaudible.
Deputies are then seen quickly pushing the 26-year-old suspect through a door into the courthouse.
The outburst came before prosecutors in New York City sought to extradite Mangione following his arrest Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection to the Dec. 4 killing of Thompson along a busy New York City sidewalk.
The shooting prompted a six-day manhunt which ended Monday when local police arrested Mangione at a McDonald's in Altoona, about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania State Police said the suspect was spotted about 9:15 a.m. while eating at the restaurant by a customer who alerted a McDonald's employee.
The suspect was found in the restaurant wearing a surgical mask, similar to the one the suspect wore in New York City surveillance footage, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Altoona Police Department.
Altoona police Deputy Chief Derek Swope, whose agency arrested the suspect, said Mangione was "acting suspiciously" and carrying multiple fraudulent IDs and a valid U.S. passport. Law enforcement also found a black 3D-printed pistol and silencer in his backpack, charging documents continue.
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A native of Maryland, Mangione was arraigned in Blair County Monday on charges including forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, possessing instruments of a crime and false identification to law enforcement, Blair County charging documents show.
According to an arrest warrant filed in New York City Tuesday, Mangione faces charges of second-degree murder, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second-degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon in the third-degree in connection to the Midtown shooting.
The Manhattan District Attorney's office confirmed to USA TODAY it will seek a governor’s warrant for Mangione's extradition.
Through defense attorney Thomas Dickey, Mangione indicated he would contest extradition back to New York City during Tuesday's hearing. Mangione was denied bail, which the judge said he could contest as well within 14 days.
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What happened when Brian Thompson was killed?
Thompson, 50, was shot outside a Hilton hotel where he was set to speak at an investment conference. Surveillance cameras show a shooter firing multiple times from behind Thompson at close range at about 6:45 a.m.
Police, primarily through surveillance cameras around the city, tracked his movements. Authorities said the assailant, wearing a hooded jacket, balaclava, and gray backpack, fled on foot before mounting an electric bike and riding into Central Park.
What did police find at the Brian Thompson crime scene?
According to law enforcement, handwritten papers found on Mangione "speak to his motivation and mindset." The three-page document included no other targets but expressed "ill will toward corporate America," officials reported.
Police said the words “deny,” "defend" and “depose” were written on bullet casings found at the murder scene, a possible reference to insurance companies' tactics in rejecting customer claims.
A 2010 book "Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It," by Jay Feinman, accuses insurers of often trying to avoid paying justifiable claims to boost profits.
Contributing: Christopher Cann, Jorge Ortiz, John Bacon, Nick Penzenstadler and staff, USA TODAY
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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