"A man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a Brooklyn jail with a barbecue fork and pizza cutter and tried to free Luigi Mangione Wednesday night, according to a law enforcement official and a federal criminal complaint. Prosecutors said Mark Anderson told employees at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center that he worked for the FBI and said he had a court order to release a detainee. A law enforcement source said that detainee was Luigi Mangione."
"When jail staff asked Anderson to provide his credentials, prosecutors said, he gave them a Minnesota driver's license. He also told officials that he had weapons in his bag, and a search turned up the barbecue fork and a circular steel blade, according to the complaint. Anderson was arrested at the Metropolitan Detention Center and faces a federal charge of impersonating an FBI agent. He is expected to appear in Brooklyn federal court Thursday afternoon."
"Luigi Mangione is incarcerated at the notorious Brooklyn federal jail while he awaits trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel in December 2024. He faces charges in both federal and state court, including murder. If convicted of the most serious charge against him in the federal case, he could face the death penalty. Law enforcement, elected officials and members of President Donald Trump's administration have condemned Thompson's killing."
A man identified as Mark Anderson arrived at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center claiming to be an FBI agent and saying he had a court order to release a detainee. He attempted to free Luigi Mangione and presented a Minnesota driver's license when asked for credentials. Officials found a barbecue fork and a circular steel blade in his bag during a search. Anderson was arrested and faces a federal charge of impersonating an FBI agent and will appear in federal court. Luigi Mangione is jailed awaiting trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and faces federal and state charges, including murder, with the federal case carrying potential death-penalty exposure. The case has drawn condemnation as well as public support and debate over the health insurance industry.
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