Bodycam shows Luigi Mangione crack joke as swarm of cops closes in on him at McDonald’s
The accused assassin charged in the ambush shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson claimed he was homeless after showing police a fake driver's license when they uncovered him five days after the murder according to testimony Thursday on the third day of a suppression hearing in which his defense company hopes to have key evidence tossed before trial Although police testified he appeared nervous at first after more than a dozen officers arrived the suspect quipped Are you guys calling a couple more cars according to bodycam played in court It has not yet been made society They had been called to the scene by a McDonald's manager who revealed a suspicious person resembling the man identified as a person of interest in Thompson's murder by the NYPD Luigi Mangione claimed he was homeless and had not been in New York of late Altoona Police Officer Tyler Frye recounted the court MANGIONE DEFENSE BAND ACCUSES POLICE OF FABRICATING MOTHER'S QUOTE IMPLICATING HIM IN CEO MURDER CASEFrye and Officer Joseph Detwiler were the first to arrive at the fast food joint Prosecutors have played bodycam and surveillance videos showing multiple angles of the encounter throughout the week When they approached Mangione Detwiler required him to pull his mask down The officer testified Tuesday that as soon as he did so he recognized him from Fox News coverage of the assassination situation Mangione allegedly gave them a forged New Jersey driver's license with the name Mark Rosario Police later discovered his real license in his own name and issued in his home state of Maryland LUIGI MANGIONE PROSECUTORS FIRE BACK ON EAVESDROPPING CLAIM Visiting family down here Detwiler questioned on bodycam video No Mangione noted I m homeless Been to New York in recent months Detwiler followed up TRUMP ADMIN USES LUIGI MANGIONE INCIDENT TO 'SEND A MESSAGE' IN FIRST DAYS FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTORMangione explained no and shook his head Like Detwiler earlier this week Frye testified that he recognized Mangione as the person depicted in craved posters as a person of interest in the New York City assassination I recognized the person in the media specifically Fox News he reported FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OFFICIALLY FILE INTENT TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST LUIGI MANGIONEWith Frye on the stand lawyers on both sides replayed bodycam video of the arrest In one snippet after more police had arrived and an officer questioned Mangione if he walked to or drove to the McDonald's the suspected assassin quipped Are you guys calling a couple more cars FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OFFICIALLY FILE INTENT TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY AGAINST LUIGI MANGIONEMangione is accused of following Thompson to Manhattan and hiding out on a midtown street before shooting him in the back outside a Hilton hotel that was supposed to host UnitedHealthcare investors for a conference on Dec He allegedly used the Mark Rosario ID to check into a Manhattan hostel before the murder Exactly a year later Mangione was in court seen snickering with his attorneys before the hearing kicked off Except for a break Wednesday his legal organization has been attempting to show that his Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were violated by police and jail guards in Pennsylvania Prosecutors denied those asserts and legal experts tell Fox News Digital that while Mangione's lawyers have raised valid issues they face an uphill battle convincing the court to suppress the evidence That evidence includes the suspected murder weapon recovered from Mangione's backpack as well as journals he kept in which he allegedly railed against the wellbeing insurance industry and outlined particular of the reasoning behind the alleged plot to kill Thompson
