WASHINGTON — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO shouted and struggled with Pennsylvania officers as he arrived in court Tuesday afternoon.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was dressed in an orange jumpsuit as officers led him from a vehicle into the courthouse in front of a slew of cameras.
Mangione shouted something that was partly unintelligible, but referred to "an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience."
Once he began to struggle, multiple officers converged and moved him quickly through the doorway and into the building.
He was taken to the courthouse for an arraignment on local charges stemming from his arrest Monday.
At the brief hearing, defense lawyer Thomas Dickey informed the court that Mangione would not waive extradition to New York but instead wants a hearing on the issue. He has 14 days to challenge detention.
Mangione mostly stared straight ahead at the hearing, occasionally consulting papers, rocking in his chair or looking back at the gallery. At one point, he began to speak to respond to the court discussion but was quieted by his lawyer.
Upon leaving the courthouse, Mangione didn’t appear to say anything as deputies led him to a waiting car outside.
The charges Mangione faces locally include possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. In New York, he was charged late Monday with murder in the death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson.
Prosecutors on Tuesday were beginning to take steps to bring Mangione back to New York to face a murder charge while new details emerged about his life and how he was captured.
The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family likely was motivated by his anger with what he called “parasitic” health insurance companies and a disdain for corporate greed, a law enforcement bulletin obtained by The Associated Press said.