Overview
- Prosecutors opened the suppression hearing by playing surveillance of the shooting and previously unseen footage from a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, along with the manager’s 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest.
- The defense asks the court to exclude a 9mm pistol and a red notebook found in Mangione’s backpack, arguing the search was unlawful and that some statements were taken without Miranda warnings.
- Body-camera video captured an officer saying he checked the backpack to ensure there was no bomb, a rationale the defense calls a pretext for an illegal search.
- The proceeding includes Mapp and Huntley components before Judge Gregory Carro, could run more than a week, and may feature over two dozen witnesses tied to the arrest and evidence handling.
- While two state terrorism counts were dismissed in September, Mangione still faces murder and weapons charges in New York, has pleaded not guilty in both state and federal cases, and confronts a federal death-penalty prosecution with a hearing set for January 9.