UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione’s defense attorney in Pennsylvania is arguing that his DNA obtained from a snack that Altoona police gave him after detaining him should not be allowed in court, according to court filings.
Mangione, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, stalking and a slew of other state and federal charges in both New York and Pennsylvania for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a married father of two, on a sidewalk in Manhattan in December 2024.
In court documents filed last week, Mangione’s Pennsylvania criminal defense attorney, Thomas Dickey, argued that Mangione’s constitutional rights were violated during his detention and arrest at a McDonald’s in Altoona, where Mangione allegedly fled by bus after Thompson’s murder.
Dickey is arguing that because Mangione was detained and arrested illegally, his DNA collected from food that Altoona police gave him at the station was obtained unlawfully and should not be permitted as evidence in court.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying suspect Luigi Mangione is pictured at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police)
“While illegally seized, arrested, and detained, the Defendant was provided food and soda at the Altoona Police Department Station,” the court filing reads. “The purposes for the same, was to obtain DNA from the Defendant for further investigative purposes. Insofar as the Defendant[‘]s detention was for legal reasons set forth…any and all DNA samples, profiles, etc. were poisonous fruits obtained in violation of the protections afforded the Defendant by the constitutions of both the United States and this Commonwealth.”
Fox News Digital was the first to confirm that Altoona police offered Mangione a slice of pizza behind bars after his arrest.
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