Luigi Mangione arrived in court on Tuesday wearing a dark blue suit for day two of the evidentiary hearings. A police officer who took the stand said he immediately recognized Mangione as the suspected shooter. -- 📺 Watch NTD News 24/7 on cable, broadcast, and streaming: https://www.ntd.com/watch
Murder suspect Luigi Manion arrived in
court today wearing a dark blue suit for
day two of evidentiary hearings. A
Pennsylvania officer who was sent to
identify the suspected shooter at a
local McDonald's testified about his
immediate reaction to seeing Manion.
NTD's Arlene Richards has more.
An Altuna, Pennsylvania police officer
took the stand on Tuesday in day two of
evidentiary hearings in the case against
suspected murderer Luigi Manioni. The
officer, Joseph Deweiler, recounted the
moments before he and other officers
arrested Manion in a local McDonald's.
Body cam footage of the exchange played
on several screens in the courtroom. It
showed the roughly 20 minutes between
officers approaching Manion at the
restaurant, then arresting and searching
him. During the exchange, Manion gave
police a fake New Jersey ID. He later
admitted he had lied and disclosed his
real name. Officers had asked other
questions, including whether he'd been
in New York recently, and why are you
nervous? Manion's team of attorneys are
asking the court to block the
prosecution from showing potential
jurors items authorities reportedly
seized from his backpack. They argue the
officers didn't have a warrant. The
objects include a 9mm handgun that
prosecutors say matches the one used in
the killing and a notebook in which they
say Manion described his intent to quote
whack a health insurance executive. The
defense is also seeking to toss out
statements Manion allegedly made, saying
the statements should be suppressed
because officers started asking
questions before telling him he had a
right to remain silent. Without a
warrant, prosecutors must show there was
an emergency situation that required the
search. It's not clear what reasons
prosecutors will propose for allowing
the disputed evidence, but during their
questioning of the witnesses so far, it
appears they are attempting to establish
officers believe that Mangioni was a
threat. The prosecution is expected to
call up to two dozen witnesses this
week. Arlene Richards, NTD News.
