Recently released bodycam footage captures the moment Luigi Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania.
This arrest occurred five days following the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York in the previous year. The 50-year-old father of two was fatally shot while departing the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue, leading to a thorough manhunt for the assailant by law enforcement officials.
After Mangione entered the McDonald’s location, the manager of the Altoona branch contacted police with a 911 call, stating: “I have a customer here that some other customers were suspicious of, that he looks like the CEO shooter from New York.”
The manager further mentioned that although customers identified Mangione, they were hesitant to approach him.
“The only thing you can see is his eyebrows,” she stated.
Shortly afterward, police arrived at the restaurant, and newly released footage captures the moment they confronted Mangione, requesting him to lower his face mask.
When questioned about his identity, Mangione responded with the name ‘Mark Rosario’ and presented an ID card, which was later discovered to be counterfeit.
An officer approached Mangione, asking, “Can you pull your mask down real quick for me?”
“Do you have your ID on you?” The officer inquired, leading Mangione to provide a fake ID.
Soon after, another officer examined the fraudulent ID to verify its authenticity.
Following his capture, Mangione faces a first-degree murder charge along with a multitude of state and federal charges related to the alleged premeditated hit.
The 911 call and the footage of the arrest have been made public while Mangione has been contesting the evidence’s admissibility in his New York court hearings over recent weeks. His defense argues that the search of Mangione’s backpack during his arrest should have required a warrant.
His legal team has requested the judge to prohibit the prosecution from using significant pieces of evidence, including his journal and the purported murder weapon.
The backpack search revealed a handgun, which prosecutors claim matches ballistically to the shell casings and bullet discovered at the crime scene. Additionally, a red notebook with writings, notes, and task lists was found.
The backpack also contained various personal items, including toiletries, socks, masks, hand sanitizer, protein bars, deodorant, a beard clipper, and tweezers.