Luigi Mangione’s cellmates yell message to the public during wild live broadcast from Pennsylvania prison
Luigi Mangione’s cellmates shouted a message to the public from the Pennsylvania prison during a wild live broadcast, as fellow inmates highlighted his “terrible” conditions.
In a live broadcast of NewsNation Inmates were heard shouting to reporters Alex Caprariello and Ashleigh Banfield that 26-year-old Mangione’s conditions were “bad.”
The inmates were heard shouting at reporters standing outside the Huntingdon State Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania, waving back as they watched the prison broadcast.
“Luigi is watching now,” he was heard shouting to reporters.
Inmates later said Mangione does not have access to a television in his only cell, where he is kept separate from his fellow inmates.
The prisoners also answered “no” when asked if they “had eyes on Luigi,” and someone was heard shouting, “Free Luigi.”
They spoke about the “terrible” conditions in the prison and expressed their wish that he would abandon his extradition request, the newspaper said.
On the prison menu, Mangione had a choice of fruit, grits, bread, eggs and coffee for breakfast. Porcupine meatballs, potatoes, bread and fruit for lunch, and mac & cheese, pasta bean casserole, tomatoes and broccoli for dinner.
During a live NewsNation broadcast, inmates were heard yelling at reporters Alex Caprariello and Ashleigh Banfield that 26-year-old Mangione’s conditions are “bad.”
Caprariello said, “They say no, they say BS, they say terrible. They say they don’t eat that’
The prisoners also answered “no” when asked if they “had eyes on Luigi,” and someone was heard shouting “Free Luigi.”
Banfield asked the prisoners over the television broadcast how their dinner was and many shouted back answers.
Caprariello said, “They say no, they say BS, they say terrible. They say they don’t eat that.’
A former organized crime operative who spent 13 years in prison, including four at Rikers Island, described the New York City prison as the “most dangerous in America.”
Gene Borello warned that if Mangione were transferred there, he would face harsh realities, including substandard food, unsanitary conditions and safety issues, NewsNation reported.
“You have to be on your guard every day,” Borello said. ‘There is no structure. It’s just complete chaos. There are non-stop stabbings and gang violence, which makes the police afraid to come to work. It’s a place you want to avoid.’
Mangione is facing a murder charge for the alleged killing of 50-year-old UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4.
The alleged gunman appeared in court Tuesday to fight extradition to Rikers and was seen yelling at reporters as he was led into the Pennsylvania courthouse.
Mangione was heard shouting, “Completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their experiences!”
Gene Borello, a former inmate at Rikers, warned that if Mangione were transferred there, he would face harsh realities, including substandard food, unsanitary conditions and safety issues.
The alleged gunman appeared in court Tuesday to fight extradition to Rikers and was seen yelling at reporters as he was led into the Pennsylvania courthouse.
Mangione was heard shouting that they were “completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their experiences!” and “this is completely unjust and an insult to the American people” as he struggled with police officers while shackled and in prison garb
The outburst occurred after someone asked the Ivy League graduate if he “did it,” referring to the murder of Brian Thompson, according to the Wall Street Journal.
He also shouted, “This is completely unjust and an insult to the American people,” as he struggled with police officers while shackled and in prison garb.
Fingerprints found at the scene of the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO match those of the suspected killer, according to police.
NYPD sources say the shooter left a Kind bar and a water bottle at the scene, and fingerprints on the items have been matched to Mangione’s.
Police also reportedly found a water bottle that the suspect had purchased at Starbucks shortly before the murder.
The fingerprint match would be the first scientific forensic evidence against Mangione.
Authorities have said Mangione was found with a three-page manifesto that is currently under investigation, which they have called a “claim of responsibility.”
The document is a separate piece of evidence from the spiral notebook allegedly found on him, in which he wrote a “to-do” list and flirted with the idea of bombing Midtown to kill the healthcare millionaire.
The three-page manifesto found on Mangione at the time of his arrest claimed that the United States had the “most expensive health care system in the world,” but condemned the system for making America only 42nd in life expectancy.
Authorities have said Mangione was found with a three-page manifesto that is currently under investigation, which they have called a “claim of responsibility.”
In the manifesto, Mangione is said to have written about the enormous size of UnitedHealthcare and how much profit it makes, and to have condemned health insurers more broadly for putting profit above care.
Details about his writing come against the backdrop of the UPenn graduate’s own experience with the medical field as he struggled after a spinal cord injury. His extensive online presence also revealed that he had read several books on back pain.
‘To spare you a lengthy investigation, I clearly state that I have not collaborated with anyone. This was fairly trivial: some basic social engineering, basic CAD, [and] a lot of patience,” he is said to have written in the manifesto, according to the Daily Beast.
He went on to say he had “respect” for federal investigators and apologized for causing any “trauma” but appeared to defend his alleged actions.
“To be honest, these parasites already expected it,” the manifesto wrote.
It claimed that the United States had the “world’s most expensive health care system” but criticized the system for only ranking America 42nd in life expectancy.
Mangione has received enormous online support following his arrest over Thompson’s execution, including a thousands of dollar fundraiser for his legal fund.
Hundreds of donors have raised more than $35,000 for the accused killer so far and have even sent messages calling him a hero.
Mangione faces a murder charge for allegedly killing 50-year-old UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4
Mangione has also had fan accounts, memes and video edits made for him, accompanied by thousands of posts referring to the alleged killer as a “hero”
‘All revolutions start somewhere. May the American people see it,” said one donor.
‘Every revolution has a pioneer, a martyr. You chose to be the one and you will be remembered for being the one,” said another.
“I’m sorry for your back pain, I don’t think you should have taken his life – that’s not for us to decide, but the message is one that needed to be heard,” said one supporter.
Mangione has also had fan accounts, memes and video edits made for him, accompanied by thousands of messages referring to the alleged killer as a “hero.”