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Officer Who Cataloged Evidence Testifies on Day 8 of Luigi Mangione's Evidence Suppression Hearing

Patrolman Featherstone testified that 30%-40% of backpack-related arrests involved searches, none with warrants, raising constitutional questions in evidence suppression hearing.

  • On December 9, 2025, Luigi Mangione appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court for a suppression hearing focused on whether evidence seized after his arrest can be used at trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
  • Defense attorneys argue that officers violated Luigi Mangione's rights by searching his backpack without a warrant, citing a Pennsylvania law on warrantless searches.
  • Court was shown surveillance footage of Mangione at Best Buy and CVS, a Best Buy receipt listing a camera and memory cards, and a CVS bag with 25 masks.
  • The defense seeks to exclude the loaded gun recovered by Altoona Police, arguing the search violated department policy, pushing the hearing into a third week over evidence admissibility.
  • Featherstone said he photographed all items after Mangione's December arrest, and that officers routinely search backpacks and pockets in Altoona Police arrests.
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Officer who cataloged evidence testifies on Day 8 of Luigi Mangione's evidence suppression hearing

(NEW YORK) -- Security camera footage of accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione using a laptop at a Best Buy appliance store was among the evidence turned over to the NYPD following his arrest, according to testimony Tuesday on the eighth day of Mangione's evidence suppression hearing in New York City.

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TALK! 100.7 FM broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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