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Manhattan Prosecutors Release Bodycam Video of Mangione Arrest, Prompting Suppression Fight

The release of the arrest video refocuses the case on whether key evidence will be suppressed.

Overview

  • Footage from the Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s arrest shows Luigi Mangione initially giving the false name “Mark Rosario” before stating “Luigi Mangione.”
  • Police inventories from the arrest detail a 3D‑printed pistol with a silencer, magazines, a Faraday bag with passport and phone, and a handwritten notebook criticizing the U.S. health‑insurance system.
  • Defense attorneys argue officers continued questioning after Mangione indicated he would not answer and challenge warrantless searches as unconstitutional.
  • Testimony and filings indicate that if Judge Gregory Carro agrees, portions of the arrest evidence could be ruled inadmissible in the Manhattan case.
  • No trial date has been set; Mangione has pleaded not guilty and faces state murder charges as well as a federal case where the death penalty is possible.