Arrest photos of accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione, released in court documents, show the accused eating at McDonald’s before his capture. These images, which appear to be still frames taken from bodycam video, depict Mangione in a corner of the restaurant, wearing a medical mask, speaking with an officer, and being placed in handcuffs. His defense team is contesting the evidence collected during his arrest, arguing that officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, improperly seized items from his backpack and questioned him before reading his Miranda rights.
A Justice Department lawyer countered that the search of his backpack was justified due to safety concerns, and the only pre-Miranda statement prosecutors plan to use against him is when he allegedly lied about his name in response to an unrelated question. The arrest occurred after customers at an Altoona McDonald’s recognized him from a wanted poster and called police, leading to his capture and the recovery of the murder weapon from his bag, along with writings critical of the health insurance industry. Mangione’s defense has rejected the term ‘manifesto’ to describe his journals, which some supporters have embraced as a call for anti-capitalist action.
While some supporters have embraced him as an anti-capitalist crusader, Mangione’s stops at a Manhattan Starbucks and the Pennsylvania McDonald’s both played a role in his capture, according to prosecutors. Mangione is accused of