Just hours after Luigi Mangione was taken into custody in Pennsylvania, he faced a murder charge.
The charges against Mangione included second-degree murder, forgery, carrying firearms without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement authorities. The initial charges originated in Pennsylvania.
In addition to the local charges, the NYPD also accused Mangione of possessing a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a weapon. Although Mangione will eventually be transferred to New York, this extradition process will likely take several days.
Mangione was apprehended at an Altoona McDonald’s, where he was found seated in the back wearing a mask, having breakfast, and browsing on his laptop. His arrest was prompted by an employee’s suspicion that he was the target of a manhunt originating in New York.
Altoona police arrived, and Mangione began to shake when officers asked him to lower his mask and confirm if he had been in New York recently. A search of Mangione revealed a ghost gun, a silencer, and multiple fake IDs. Officers arrested the 26-year-old on several charges but not for the murder of Brian Thomas.
Mangione faces charges of forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, tampering with records or identification, possession of instruments of crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement. When asked if he needed a public defender, Mangione replied that he would “answer that at a future date.
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