Overview
- On Day 2 of the New York suppression hearing, Altoona Officer Joseph Detwiler testified that he identified Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s after asking him to lower his mask and admitted he lied to keep the suspect calm.
- Prosecutors played multiple officers’ body‑worn camera videos showing the questioning, detention and search inside the restaurant, with defense counsel highlighting moments when audio was muted or the camera was turned off.
- Police said they recovered a 3D‑printed 9 mm handgun, a silencer, ammunition and a red notebook containing writings that prosecutors characterize as incriminating.
- The defense argues Mangione was effectively in custody without proper warnings and that the search of his backpack lacked a warrant or exigent justification, seeking to exclude the seized items and his statements.
- Judge Gregory Carro ordered the evidence sealed from the press to limit pretrial prejudice as the state hearings continue this week, while separate federal proceedings pursuing the death penalty remain pending.