US EditionMan allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail by impersonating FBI agent: Sources
- On Wednesday night, a man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, New York, saying he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione and was detained.
- Anderson had traveled from Mankato, Minnesota, about 67 miles southwest of Minneapolis, and was working at a pizzeria after a job opportunity fell through; the Manhattan district attorney's office urged a July 1 trial date for Mangione's state case hours earlier.
- Around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, Anderson approached the jail intake area, showed a Minnesota driver's license, threw documents, claimed he had weapons, and officers found a barbecue fork and circular steel blade.
- He is expected to appear Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, and prosecutors said they believed police were justified in searching Anderson's backpack after he claimed to have weapons.
- Mangione faces both state and federal murder charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing, has pleaded not guilty, and the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, holds him while Judge Margaret Garnett rules soon on death penalty issues.
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US man accused of posing as FBI agent to free health CEO murder suspect
NEW YORK, United States — A man was charged Thursday after allegedly posing as an FBI agent at a US jail to try to free Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the high-profile murder of a health insurance executive. Mark Anderson, 36, was arrested late Wednesday after New York prison staff asked to see credentials and he could only produce his driver’s license before claiming to have weapons on him, according to court filings. Officials found a large ba…
Fake FBI agent wanted to release Luigi Mangione; the subject was identified as Mark Anderson and was arrested at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Center.The events were recorded on Wednesday night, January 28, when the fake FBI agent claimed to have a warrant to release Luigi Mangione.Falso FBI agent wanted to release Luigi Mangione from a New York prison.Mark Anderson - 35-year-old - went to the detention center where he finds Luigi Mangione and when …
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Brisbane TimesMan with pizza cutter in bid to get Luigi Mangione out of jail
When the officers asked for his credentials, the man allegedly showed the officers a Minnesota driver’s licence, threw numerous documents at them and claimed to have weapons.
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