Luigi MangioneHis newly appointed defense attorney speaks to reporters Tuesday afternoon … and we’re streaming it live.
lawyer Tom Dickey said he was being held for Mangione’s representative, and he answered questions from reporters Tuesday afternoon in his Altoona, Pa., office. during an early court hearing.
“I haven’t seen any evidence” that Mangio was the shooter, Dickey said. “He pleads not guilty, that’s all I care about.”
Dickey said he was employed “some time before today’s hearing” and it is unclear whether he was appointed by the court or hired. “No…I can, but I won’t.”
Luigi Mangione is reportedly accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson Early Wednesday morning last week in Midtown Manhattan.
After a 5-day pursuit of an unnamed suspect, Mangione was arrested Monday at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, when a customer recognized him from a widely circulated suspicious photo and an employee called police.
Officers found Mangione dining at a restaurant … with evidence allegedly linking him to his self-inflicted murder last week, including a gun, a fake ID and handwritten manifestoreports the police.
TMZ.com
Mangion faces charges in Pennsylvania and New York, where he is accused of murder. he appeared in court extradition hearings. He was briefly seen by reporters as he was taken out of a police car when he shouted to the camerasbefore police rushed him to the courthouse.
