The suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 26-year-old Ivy League graduate Luigi Mangione, waived extradition in Pennsylvania Thursday and was flown by an NYPD helicopter from a Long Island airport to Manhattan. Then, in a dramatic scene, the cuffed suspect was perp-walked to the courthouse accompanied by NYC Mayor Eric Adams and a huge law enforcement presence.
A large law enforcement presence met Mangione on the helipad, including NYPD officers, officers in tactical gear with long guns, members of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task force, along with NYPD motorcycles and two law enforcement boats in the water.
“This is quite a scene. I have never seen this many officials here for the arrival of a defendant in a case,” according to CNN’s Brynn Gingras on the ground.
🚨 NOW: Luigi Mangione was just perp walked from an NYPD helicopter…
