CEO Slaying Suspect Rants Before PA Court Hearing: Latest Info

HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA — An agitated Luigi Mangione shouted at reporters while being led to a court appearance Tuesday in which his defense attorney said he will fight extradition to New York to face murder charges.

Mangione, the suspect in the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of a Manhattan hotel, was denied bail at the hearing. He was taken back to the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon, where he will be housed during the extradition fight.

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Shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit, Mangione shouted "It’s completely out of touch and is an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!” as he arrived at the Blair County Courthouse. It's unclear what he was referencing.

The outburst occurred a day after Mangione, 26, was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, after an employee there recognized him and called 911. He was found with a backpack, gun, suppressor and writings linking him to Thompson's assassination.

Mangione was charged with five crimes in Blair County: firearms not to be carried without a license, forgery, tampering with records, false identification to law enforcement, and possessing an instrument of a crime. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 23, court records show.

Hours later, police in New York City charged him with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, possession of a forged document and criminal possession of a firearm.

Thomas Dickey, Mangione's attorney, said following Tuesday's hearing that Mangione will plead not guilty to the Cambria County charges and likely will plead not guilty to the New York charges.

Appearing Tuesday night on NewsNation's "Cuomo," Dickey said he hasn't seen any evidence that Mangione shot and killed Thompson.

“I don’t want people to jump to these prejudgment things because nobody would ever want that if they were accused, or one of their loved ones were accused,” Dickey said.

Asked about Mangione’s mood, Dickey said to use your “common sense” about how someone facing such accusations would feel.

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Following Tuesday's hearing, Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks told reporters what comes next.

"We're in the process of securing a governor's warrant from the state of New York, and we'll be prepared when the judge schedules a hearing to do what's necessary to get (Mangione) back to New York."

Weeks said Mangione has 14 days to file a petition formally challenging the extradition and his office has 30 days to obtain the governor's warrant necessary for extradition to occur.

While Weeks still intends to pursue the Blair County charges against Mangione, he said he has told New York City police and the Manhattan District Attorney's office that "We believe their charges take precedence and we'll do what's necessary to accommodate their prosecution first."

In a statement released Tuesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said, “I am coordinating with the District Attorney’s Office and will sign a request for a governor’s warrant to ensure this individual is tried and held accountable."

This article contains information from the Associated Press.