Just hours after Luigi Mangione was taken into custody in Pennsylvania, he faced a murder charge.

The second-degree murder charge joined charges of forgery, carrying firearms without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement authorities. The initial charges were local to Pennsylvania.

However, the NYPD also charged Mangione with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a weapon. Mangione will be extradited to New York, but that transfer likely will not happen for several days.

Mangione was arrested while sitting in the back of an Altoona McDonald's. He was wearing a mask, eating breakfast, and looking at his laptop when an employee suspected he was the subject of a manhunt out of New York.

Altoona police arrived, and Mangione began to shake when officers asked him to lower his mask and confirm if he had been in New York recently. A search of Mangione revealed a ghost gun, a silencer, and multiple fake IDs. Officers arrested the 26-year-old on several charges but not for the murder of Brian Thomas.

Mangione faces charges of forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, tampering with records or identification, possession of instruments of crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement. When asked if he needed a public defender, Mangione replied that he would "answer that at a future date.

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Just hours after Luigi Mangione was taken into custody in Pennsylvania, he faced a murder charge.
The second-degree murder charge joined charges of forgery, carrying firearms without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement authorities. The initial charges were local to Pennsylvania.
However, the NYPD also charged Mangione with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a weapon. Mangione will be extradited to New York, but that transfer likely will not happen for several days.
Mangione was arrested while sitting in the back of an Altoona McDonald's. He was wearing a mask, eating breakfast, and looking at his laptop when an employee suspected he was the subject of a manhunt out of New York.
Altoona police arrived, and Mangione began to shake when officers asked him to lower his mask and confirm if he had been in New York recently. A search of Mangione revealed a ghost gun, a silencer, and multiple fake IDs. Officers arrested the 26-year-old on several charges but not for the murder of Brian Thomas.
Mangione faces charges of forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, tampering with records or identification, possession of instruments of crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement. When asked if he needed a public defender, Mangione replied that he would "answer that at a future date.
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<li>Jason Oshins&nbsp; - NY Defense Attorney</li>
<li><a href="http://drbethanymarshall.com/">Dr. Bethany Marshall&nbsp;</a>&ndash; Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); X: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram &amp; TikTok: drbethanymarshall; Appearing in &ldquo;Paris in Love&rdquo; on Peacock; BOOK: &ldquo;Deal Breaker: When to work on a relationship and when to walk away&rdquo;&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="http://smithmalek.com/">Tara Malek</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Boise, ID, Attorney &amp; Co-owner of Smith + Malek; Former State and Federal Prosecutor; Twitter: @smith_malek</li>
<li><a href="https://www.crimeonline.com/zone7/">Sheryl McCollum&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Forensics Expert &amp; Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: &ldquo;Zone 7;&rdquo; X: @149Zone7</li>
<li>Joe Scott Morgan &ndash; Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, &ldquo;Blood Beneath My Feet,&rdquo; and Host: &ldquo;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/body-bags-with-joseph-scott-morgan/id1587763116">Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan</a>;&rdquo; Twitter/X: @JoScottForensic</li>
<li><a href="https://www.crimeonline.com/2024/11/15/freak-diddy-lined-walls-ceiling-of-500k-freak-offs-with-hundreds-of-mirrors-wall-to-wall-debauchery/dailymail.com">Germania Rodriguez</a>&nbsp; &ndash; Chief US Reporter at Daily Mail (DailyMail has a podcast out now called &ldquo;The Trial of Diddy&rdquo;}</li>
<li>Dave Mack&nbsp; - Crime Online Investigative Reporter</li>
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