(NewsNation) — New court documents reveal what Luigi Mangione was carrying when he was arrested, including weapons and a passport.
Magnione is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Thompson was shot and killed on a street in Manhattan while on his way to a shareholders meeting.
Thompson presided over the insurance company as it took in high profits while also having one of the highest claim denial rates in the industry.
What was in Luigi Mangione’s backpack?
A discovery document showed what investigators found in Mangione’s backpack after he was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Items included a gun, a Glock magazine, 9mm cartridges, a silencer, a knife, phone charger, wallet, chrome drill bits, duct tape, credit cards, a Maryland driver’s license, passport, zip ties, headphones, a memory device, batteries, boxer shorts, hat, eight pairs of socks, a light green jacket, a parka, personal grooming items, a toothbrush, a computer and handwritten notes.
Investigators also took swabs from the items as well as from a pizza box and lemonade bottle.
The backpack also had receipts from a CVS store and a New York hostel reservation in the name Mark Rosario, which is the same one on the fake New Jersey driver’s license they say Mangione carried.
Evidence in Luigi Mangione’s case
Other evidence prosecutors used to build the case included police radio, 911 calls, a video-taped statement, surveillance video, body camera video and data from a cell phone Mangione dropped while fleeing. They also used data from his iPhone and MacBook along with an HP laptop they believed he used at a Best Buy.
Prosecutors also accused Mangione of violating the special treatment he was afforded for his “fashion needs” after he requested to change out of jail-issued clothing for his last court appearance.
Public support for Luigi Mangione
The defense team gave a bag of clothing to a court officer which included a pair of argyle socks wrapped around cardboard.
Inside the cardboard, there were two personal, heart-shaped notes. One was addressed to Mangione and the other to an unknown person named Joan and said “know there are thousands of people wishing you luck.”
Mangione has become a folk hero for some following his arrest, with public outrage directed at the U.S. health insurance system and the impact claim denials and delays have on people who need health care.
Prosecutors object to defense requests
Prosecutors also spoke against Mangione’s request for a laptop to review evidence while jailed. They also admitted they had not provided civilian witness testimony to a grand jury as part of discovery after the defense accused them of withholding evidence.
However, they said the testimony was only a small part of the evidence and said they have made ample discovery disclosures.
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