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(NewsNation) — Thomas Dickey, Luigi Mangione's lawyer, tells NewsNation that "I haven't seen immoderate evidence" backing up accusations his lawsuit changeable and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson successful New York past week.
"I don’t privation radical to leap to these prejudgment things due to the fact that cipher would ever privation that if they were accused, oregon 1 of their loved ones were accused," Dickey said exclusively connected "CUOMO" Tuesday.
The lawyer pointed retired that the shade weapon recovered connected Mangione erstwhile helium was arrested astatine an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald's Monday has not definitively been matched to the 1 utilized successful Thompson's death.
"I haven't been surely made alert of that. I haven't seen immoderate holistic report," helium said. "So, if you've seen that already, past that's absorbing due to the fact that I surely haven't seen that."
Investigators said Mangione matched the statement of the ID they were searching for and was recovered successful possession of respective items they judge would link him to the shooting.
Those allegedly see a mask, firearm, suppressor, fake New Jersey ID that investigators judge was utilized to cheque into a hostel successful New York and a handwritten papers speaking to his motivation.
Dickey emphasized that he'd lone started representing his lawsuit for astir "12 hours" earlier the TV interrogation and apologized that his deficiency of cognition of the rumors circulating astir Mangione whitethorn "disappoint" many.
"I got to look astatine grounds and, you know, not going to spell by conjecture and opinions and speculation, what radical think," helium explained.
Luigi Mangione's lawyer: 'He's entitled to bail'
Dickey besides pointed to Pennsylvania instrumentality that classifies astir crimes — but for superior punishment cases oregon erstwhile punishment includes beingness without parole — as bailable offenses.
In Pennsylvania, Mangione was charged Monday with forgery, carrying firearms without a license, having “instruments of a crime,” tampering with records oregon accusation and mendacious recognition to instrumentality enforcement.
Later that day, Manhattan prosecutors filed a second-degree execution charge, among others, against Mangione, according to an online tribunal docket obtained by NewsNation.
On Tuesday, a justice denied Mangione bail. The authorities of Pennsylvania is pursuing a governor's warrant to transportation him to New York and has 30 days to bash so.
Dickey said that successful Pennsylvania, a second-degree execution complaint doesn't warrant beingness without parole.
"[Because of] those 2 exclusions, he's entitled to bail," Dickey said. "Whether it's $10 cardinal oregon $10,000 oregon whatever, the justice had that discretion, but helium should person acceptable bail."
Lawyer describes gathering accused UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter
Dickey recalled his archetypal gathering with Mangione, telling NewsNation's Chris Cuomo helium intended to "develop a relationship, a bond," with his lawsuit alternatively than measure him oregon his intelligence state.
"He seemed to recognize my questions. He seemed to beryllium capable to interact with me, and truthful I was pleased with that," helium said.
When asked astir Mangione's mood, Dickey said to usage your "common sense" astir however 1 accused of specified a transgression would feel.
Dickey besides addressed the nationalist Tuesday day successful a property league from his instrumentality steadfast successful Altoona, Pennsylvania, astir 35 miles from the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon, wherever Mangione is presently being held without bail arsenic helium attempts to combat extradition to New York.
Dickey, who took connected the lawsuit Tuesday, refused to clarify who hired him during that property conference.
Mangione volition stay successful the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon until a governor’s warrant is secured.
Blair County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Peter Weeks said some Pennsylvania and New York’s governors consciousness assured they tin get a governor's warrant earlier the deadline.
Who is Luigi Mangione?
Mangione had nary anterior transgression record.
A spokesperson with the University of Pennsylvania confirmed that Mangione attended and graduated with some bachelor’s and master’s degrees successful engineering.
NewsNation section affiliate WPIX confirmed that Mangione was employed arsenic the caput counsellor for the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies programme successful 2019.
The Mangione household issued a connection pursuing his arrest.
“Unfortunately, we cannot remark connected quality reports regarding Luigi Mangione. We lone cognize what we person work successful the media. Our household is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,” the connection said. “We connection our prayers to the household of Brian Thompson and we inquire radical to commune for each involved. We are devastated by this news.”
NewsNation's Steph Whiteside, Rich McHugh, Alex Caprariello and Brian Entin contributed to this report.
