Overview
- Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, was charged with impersonating a federal agent after showing up at MDC Brooklyn around 6:50 p.m. on Jan. 28 claiming he had a judge‑signed order to release an inmate.
- According to the criminal complaint, Anderson presented a Minnesota driver’s license, threw documents that appeared to be claims against the Justice Department, said he had weapons, and was found carrying a barbecue fork and a circular steel blade resembling a pizza cutter.
- The complaint did not name the inmate, but law‑enforcement sources identified Luigi Mangione as the intended release; Anderson was taken into custody and was expected to appear in Brooklyn federal court Thursday.
- Mangione remains detained at MDC without bail as he faces parallel state and federal charges in the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
- Manhattan prosecutors asked a state judge to set a July 1 trial date, while the federal case has jury selection set for Sept. 8 and a judge may soon decide whether the death penalty remains on the table.