A multi-state manhunt followed, leading to Mangione’s arrest on December 9 at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania.
At the time of his arrest, he was found in possession of a firearm matching the one used in the shooting, a fake ID, and a notebook expressing hostility toward the health insurance industry and wealthy executives.
Mangione has since pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Defense Attorney Criticizes Case
Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Mangione’s defense attorney, has strongly criticized the handling of his case. During his December 23 arraignment, she argued that competing jurisdictions had turned Mangione into a “human ping-pong ball.”
She also accused New York officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, of tainting the jury pool by staging a high-profile transfer of Mangione back to Manhattan, where heavily armed officers escorted him.
Mayor Eric Adams Responds
In December, New York Mayor Eric Adams defended the decision, stating in an interview with PIX on Politics:
“I wanted to send a strong message with the police commissioner that we’re leading from the front. I’m not going to just allow him to come into our city. I wanted to look him in the eye and state that, ‘You carried out this terrorist act in my city, the city that the people of New York love.’ And I wanted to be there to show the symbolism of that.”
Luigi Mangione’s Statement
Despite the charges, Mangione has received notable public support. In a statement posted on a website dedicated to his legal defense, he wrote:
