Overview
- Day two of the Manhattan suppression hearing resumes after prosecutors played surveillance of Brian Thompson’s shooting and footage of Luigi Mangione’s arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s.
- Defense attorneys argue Altoona police searched Mangione’s backpack without a warrant and questioned him before Miranda warnings, seeking to exclude a 9 mm handgun, a red notebook and certain statements.
- Jurors also heard a 911 call and dispatch audio leading to the arrest; an Altoona officer testified that Mangione gave a false name and was frisked as more officers arrived.
- Witnesses on Monday included Pennsylvania prison officers, one recalling Mangione mentioning a backpack with foreign currency and a 3D‑printed pistol, and another describing “constant watch” in custody.
- Judge Gregory Carro previously dismissed two state terrorism counts; the separate federal case pursues the death penalty with the next hearing set for Jan. 9, and the current state hearing may run more than a week.