Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of the December 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has requested access to a laptop while he awaits trial in jail, Fox News reports.
A court filing made public Monday reveals that Mangione seeks the laptop for legal purposes, specifically to review documents and other materials related to his case.
According to The Associated Press, Mangione’s lawyers have proposed a specially configured laptop that would allow him to access case-related information. However, prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office are reportedly opposing the request, citing alleged threats made against witnesses. Mangione’s defense attorney, Karen Frieman Agnifilo, argues that these alleged threats have no connection to her client.
The proposed laptop would have extremely limited functionality, offering no internet access, games, movies, or other forms of entertainment. It would, however, provide Mangione with access to over 15,000 pages of documents and thousands of hours of video footage pertaining to his case, which have been provided to his attorneys by prosecutors.
Defense lawyers argue that the limited availability of in-person meetings with counsel makes it impossible for Mangione to adequately review the vast amount of evidence necessary to “properly help prepare his defense.” Without the laptop, they claim, he will be significantly disadvantaged.
Mangione, a 2020 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, is accused of fatally shooting Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024. Thompson was in town preparing to attend an investor conference held by UnitedHealthcare when he was shot from behind on the sidewalk.
Thompson’s murder sent shockwaves through the insurance industry, leading some companies to remove biographies of their top executives from their websites. The case also sparked a surprising wave of online support for Mangione, fueled by public frustration with the health insurance industry.
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