Is Luigi Mangione innocent? Lawyer Thomas Dickey makes bombshell claims as he fights extradition from Pennsylvania to NYC

Is Luigi Mangione innocent? Lawyer Thomas Dickey makes bombshell claims as he fights extradition from Pennsylvania to NYC

Luigi Mangione’s lawyer has suggested that police have arrested the wrong man for the killing of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.

Mangione, 26, has retained defense attorney Thomas Dickey, who said the suspect is fighting extradition from Pennsylvania to NYC to face murder charges.

Dickey told ABC News he has ‘seen no evidence’ that Mangione is the man who shot Thompson dead in midtown Manhattan last week.

‘That’s why we’re challenging the extradition at this point, so we can see some evidence and get a little more detailed information about the charges against Luigi,’ the attorney said.

It’s not clear who is paying Dickey’s fees as he is not a public defender.

Mangione’s lawyer speaks out, suggests suspect is innocent of CEO murder

Mangione’s fingerprints ‘match those at murder scene’

Fingerprints collected at the scene of Brian Thomson’s murder reportedly match those of Luigi Mangione, CNN reported on Wednesday.

This would be the first scientific, forensic match tying Mangione to the scene.

Luigi Mangione’s uncle calls his arrest ‘shock for all if us’

‘It’s a shock for all of us,’ Mangione’s uncle, Jerry O’Keefe, told the New York Post.

‘I can’t say anymore. The statement summed it up for all of us. We don’t know anything more than what’s been reported in the media.’

The Mangione family released a statement on social media late Monday by his cousin, Maryland Del. Nino Mangione.

‘Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved.’

Dystopian ‘wanted’ posters of top health CEOs appear in New York City

The signs featured pictures of Thompson, OptumHealth CEO Heather Cianfrocco and UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty. It is unclear who put the posters up.

Haunting theory about why Luigi Mangione kept turning around during court hearing

Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione appeared to be looking for a familiar face during his court arraignment, but he found none.

The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate repeatedly turned around during his court appearance on Monday in Pennsylvania, to look into the public gallery, but none of his relatives had shown up.

Mangione also had no one in court to support him in his second court appearance on Tuesday.

Mangione had tried to check into PA hotel

Police said Mangione had tried to check into the Horseshoe Curve Lodge in Altoona but there were no rooms available.

The desk clerk at the motel told ABC News police showed up and reviewed the cameras before determining it was the suspect who had tried to check in.

Who is Thomas Dickey? Meet the PA-based lawyer representing suspected CEO shooter Luigi Mangione

Attorney Thomas Dickey confirmed that he was hired privately rather than employed by the state to represent accused UnitedHealthCare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione.

Dickey runs his own law firm and is a lifetime resident of Blair County, Pennsylvania, accordin got his work biography.

After receiving his law degree from Ohio Northern University, Dickey joined the Blair County Public Defenders Office, then started his private practive in 1984.

He has successful legal defense career with acquittals in cases ranging from DUI’s to first degree murder and winning appeals from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Dickey is one of few death-penalty qualified attorneys in the area, and is described as being known around the state for his strong representation in the courtroom, providing vigorous defense against all levels of criminal charges and active representation in civil litigation.

Criminal Defense Attorney Thomas M. Dickey speaks to members of the media during press conference Tuesday afternoon December 10, 2024 at his offices regarding his client Luigi Mangione the alleged shooter of Healthcare CEO Brian Thomson in New York last week. Luigi Mangione remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was initially charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for DailyMail.com)

Mangione ‘considered BOMBING Manhattan and penned sick to-do list before shooting’

Mangione also had a spiral notebook in which he wrote a ‘to-do list,’ ahead of the grizzly shooting, CNN reported.

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