Bodycam shows Luigi Mangione crack joke as swarm of cops closes in on him at McDonald’s

The accused assassin charged successful the ambush shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson claimed helium was stateless aft showing constabulary a fake driver's licence erstwhile they recovered him 5 days aft the murder, according to grounds Thursday connected the 3rd time of a suppression proceeding successful which his defence squad hopes to person cardinal grounds tossed earlier trial.

Although constabulary testified helium appeared tense astatine first, aft much than a twelve officers arrived, the fishy quipped, "Are you guys calling a mates much cars?" — according to bodycam played successful court. It has not yet been made public.

They had been called to the country by a McDonald's manager who reported a suspicious idiosyncratic resembling the antheral identified arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement successful Thompson's execution by the NYPD.

Luigi Mangione claimed helium was stateless and had not been successful New York recently, Altoona Police Officer Tyler Frye told the court.

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Luigi Mangione appears successful tribunal alongside his attorneys Karen Friedman Agnifilo, left, and Marc Agnifilo for an grounds hearing, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, successful New York.  (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)

Frye and Officer Joseph Detwiler were the archetypal to get astatine the accelerated nutrient joint. Prosecutors person played bodycam and surveillance videos showing aggregate angles of the brushwood passim the week.

When they approached Mangione, Detwiler asked him to propulsion his disguise down. The serviceman testified Tuesday that arsenic soon arsenic helium did so, helium recognized him from Fox News sum of the assassination case. Mangione allegedly gave them a forged New Jersey driver's licence with the name, "Mark Rosario." Police aboriginal recovered his existent license, successful his ain sanction and issued successful his location authorities of Maryland.

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Luigi Mangione allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP)

"Visiting household down here?" Detwiler asked connected bodycam video.

"No," Mangione said. "I’m homeless."  

"Been to New York recently?" Detwiler followed up.

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Luigi Mangione appears successful Manhattan Criminal Court for an grounds hearing, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, successful New York.   (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)

Mangione said nary and shook his head.

Like Detwiler earlier this week, Frye testified that helium recognized Mangione arsenic the idiosyncratic depicted successful wanted posters arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the New York City assassination.

"I recognized the idiosyncratic successful the media, specifically Fox News," helium said.

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With Frye connected the stand, lawyers connected some sides replayed bodycam video of the arrest.

In 1 snippet, aft much constabulary had arrived and an serviceman asked Mangione if helium walked to oregon drove to the McDonald's, the suspected assassin quipped, "Are you guys calling a mates much cars?"

Luigi Mangione appears successful Manhattan Criminal Court for an grounds hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, successful New York.  (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)

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Mangione is accused of pursuing Thompson to Manhattan and hiding retired connected a midtown thoroughfare earlier shooting him successful the backmost extracurricular a Hilton edifice that was expected to big UnitedHealthcare investors for a league connected Dec. 4, 2024. He allegedly utilized the "Mark Rosario" ID to cheque into a Manhattan hostel earlier the murder.

Exactly a twelvemonth later, Mangione was successful court, seen laughing with his attorneys earlier the proceeding kicked off. Except for a interruption Wednesday, his ineligible squad has been attempting to amusement that his Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were violated by constabulary and jailhouse guards successful Pennsylvania.

Sketch of Luigi Mangione successful Manhattan Criminal Court for an grounds hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, successful New York.  (Jane Rosenberg)

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Prosecutors denied those claims, and ineligible experts archer Fox News Digital that portion Mangione's lawyers person raised valid issues, they look an uphill conflict convincing the tribunal to suppress the evidence.

That grounds includes the suspected execution weapon, recovered from Mangione's backpack, arsenic good arsenic journals helium kept, successful which helium allegedly railed against the wellness security manufacture and outlined immoderate of the reasoning down the alleged crippled to termination Thompson.