The 26-year-old named as a “strong person of interest” in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson has made his first court appearance.
Luigi Mangione was ordered held without bail and did not enter a plea when he appeared in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, CNN reported. He faces five charges, including one felony count of forgery and one felony count of carrying a firearm without a licence, according to the criminal complaint.
Mangione was arrested after a McDonald’s employee recognised him in Pennsylvania. He was reportedly acting suspiciously, had firearms and fraudulent items – believed to be fake IDs – on his person.
He was also found with a suppressor “consistent with the weapon used in the murder”.
His next court appearance will be on 23 December in Pennsylvania pending an expected warrant from New York. CNN reported.
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