Judge Tosses Evidence Against Luigi Mangione

A New York court on Monday blocked prosecutors from using some evidence obtained from Luigi Mangione’s backpack in his upcoming murder trial.

Altoona, Pennsylvania, police unlawfully searched Mangione’s backpack without a warrant while questioning him at a McDonald’s in December 2024 over UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder that month in New York City, New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro said in a Monday ruling. The prohibited evidence includes a gun magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip.

Prosecutors can, however, use a journal found in the backpack at the police’s headquarters after his arrest, Carro ruled.

Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office and Mangione’s legal team did not respond to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.

Mangione is accused of following and gunning down Thompson on a Manhattan street and leaving behind a bullet and shell casings with the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose” written on them. Thompson’s murder became a leftist symbol for outrage against America’s health care system and wealthy institutions.