Here are crucial moments from Mangione's state evidence hearing

A hearing focused on a defense effort to exclude evidence from Luigi Mangione's state murder trial just completed its second week — and revealed new details about his December 2024 arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s

A hearing focused on a defense effort to exclude evidence from Luigi Mangione's state murder trial just completed its second week — and revealed new details about his December 2024 arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s.

Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, faces New York state charges, including one count of second-degree murder, seven counts of various weapons charges, and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. Mangione was also charged with two federal counts of stalking, one count of murder through the use of a firearm, and one count of a firearms offense.

He has pleaded not guilty to nine state counts and four federal charges filed separately. The federal charges come with the possibility of the death penalty.

Here are some of the most crucial moments from the hearing in a downtown Manhattan courthouse so far.

On Friday, Altoona Police Sgt. Eric Heuston said he drafted two search warrants after Mangione’s arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Dec. 9, 2024, five days after the shooting. One warrant authorized the continued search and seizure of Mangione and his backpack, which also allowed the NYPD to seize the property. Another warrant authorized the seizure of his clothing. The first warrant was signed by a judge on Dec. 9, while the second one was approved the following day, Heuston testified.