Overview
- Brooklyn FC added 24-year-old midfielder Peter Mangione to its USL Championship roster, with the club’s inaugural match set for March 8 at Maimonides Park in Coney Island.
- Peter Mangione, a former Penn State standout and two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, logged two goals and five assists in 28 appearances last season with FC Cincinnati 2.
- Luigi Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges tied to the Dec. 4, 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, after his arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania following a five-day manhunt.
- U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett ordered an evidentiary hearing on the seizure and search of Luigi Mangione’s backpack and set a tentative Sept. 8 start for jury selection, with trial timing dependent on pretrial outcomes.
- If death-penalty counts are dropped, the trial could begin as early as Oct. 12, but if federal charges proceed it could start in January 2027, as defense lawyers also seek to bar capital punishment citing an alleged conflict involving U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.