Overview
- Altoona Officer Tyler Frye testified that he questioned Luigi Mangione before reading Miranda rights, with video showing Mangione saying he would wait to talk and handing over a fake New Jersey ID.
- Body‑worn camera video played in court showed officers pushing Mangione’s backpack out of reach, glimpses of searches at the McDonald’s and police station, and a subsequent strip search after a gun was found.
- Prosecutors presented arrest exhibits including clothing, the forged ID bearing the name Mark Rosario, and a Greyhound ticket purchased under the alias Sam Dawson.
- The defense is seeking to suppress Mangione’s pre‑arrest statements and the backpack contents, arguing Miranda and Fourth Amendment violations tied to questioning and a warrantless search.
- No decision has been issued by Judge Gregory Carro, and the outcome will influence evidence in the New York case and the separate federal prosecution where the death penalty has been signaled.