"The New York police lieutenant leading the investigation into the shooting testified that he set up recording equipment inside an interrogation room in the Altoona station house after Mangione was apprehended in a Pennsylvania McDonald's five days after the shooting. But when asked by defense attorney Marc Agnifilo if he knew whether it was legal to record someone in Pennsylvania without their knowledge, he conceded he did not know."
"Mangione, at the station house, requested an attorney and investigators left the room, but the video and audio recording continued, Leonardi said. When Agnifilo asked if suspects are made aware they are being recorded during interviews done in New York, prosecutors objected and the judge called both sides to the bench. When Agnifilo returned to the podium he announced, "I understand that the DA is withdrawing these statements so I have no further questions.""
Luigi Mangione is expected back in court for a ninth day of pretrial hearings to determine what evidence can be included at trial. He is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024. Prosecutors have called more than a dozen witnesses and the judge hopes the hearings will conclude this week. The court will decide whether the Altoona police search of Mangione's backpack was legal and whether recovered evidence is admissible; defense counsel contends the search lacked a warrant. The Manhattan DA signaled it would exclude certain statements made while Mangione was in Altoona custody. Investigators recorded an interrogation after his arrest despite his request for an attorney.
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