Luigi Mangione suffered a violent meltdown as he arrived at court after being arrested for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Mangione, 26, could be heard roaring about cops being ‘completely out of touch’ and ‘insulting the intelligence of the American people’ as he was bundled into court by a horde of sheriff’s deputies.
The suspected murderer was clad in an orange jumpsuit and had to be restrained as he was brought in to face a judge at Blair County Courthouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, around 1:30pm ET Tuesday.
🚨 #BREAKING: Luigi Mangione just SCREAMED at reporters and struggled with police as he was escorted into court
Holy CRAP 😳
“It is completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people!”
What the hell is going on??pic.twitter.com/VAvSYzBfA1
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 10, 2024
Mangione could also be seen baring his teeth as he was pushed inside a door.
The engineer, who comes from a wealthy Maryland family, has been charged with second degree murder in New York, after Thompson, 50, was assassinated on a Manhattan street early on the morning of December 4.
Mangione was arrested at an Altoona McDonald’s Monday.
It has since been claimed that he had a manifesto against United Healthcare after suffering a debilitating back injury which required painful spinal surgery.
The health insurance giant has come under fire in the wake of Thompson’s murder over claims it habitually puts profits ahead of customers’ health.
