Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is asking to appear in court without handcuffs or a bulletproof vest at his next hearing on June 26th. His legal team, which includes Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo, and Jacob Kaplan, says that Mangione’s current appearance in court is “extremely unfair,” “deeply prejudicial,” and hurts his right to a fair trial. This request was filed in a legal document submitted to Judge Gregory Carro.
Mangione was first arrested in December 2024 at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on weapons and forgery charges related to Thompson’s death. A few hours later, New York authorities charged him with second-degree murder for the same crime. In April 2025, he was also charged with federal crimes, which made his case eligible for the death penalty, according to Newsweek.
