Police were initially skeptical about the tip that led to the arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione, and even joked about a reward sandwich in text messages. The tipster claimed to have seen Mangione at a McDonald's on 9 December 2024, where he was indeed found wearing a large coat, brown beanie, and blue medical mask, matching the description provided.
Manhattan state court proceedings revealed that police officer Joseph Detwiler, who was the first to question Mangione, was initially skeptical about the tip. He even responded to his supervisor's request for him to take the suspect into custody with a semi-sarcastic remark about buying him a "hoagie" from a local restaurant.
However, just over an hour after receiving the initial tip, Detwiler learned that Mangione was indeed the person being sought. The police officer and another officer arrived at the McDonald's and found Mangione sitting at a table near the bathrooms, matching the description provided by the tipster.
During the arrest, Detwiler asked Mangione for his name and identification, which he provided, before asking him to remove his mask. According to Detwiler, he immediately recognized Mangione as the suspect when he saw him without the mask.
Mangione was subsequently led into court, where he faces federal charges in addition to his state case and has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. The arrest raises questions about whether evidence gathered during Mangione's encounter with police was obtained illegally, with his lawyers pushing for the exclusion of evidence obtained during the arrest.
Manhattan state court proceedings revealed that police officer Joseph Detwiler, who was the first to question Mangione, was initially skeptical about the tip. He even responded to his supervisor's request for him to take the suspect into custody with a semi-sarcastic remark about buying him a "hoagie" from a local restaurant.
However, just over an hour after receiving the initial tip, Detwiler learned that Mangione was indeed the person being sought. The police officer and another officer arrived at the McDonald's and found Mangione sitting at a table near the bathrooms, matching the description provided by the tipster.
During the arrest, Detwiler asked Mangione for his name and identification, which he provided, before asking him to remove his mask. According to Detwiler, he immediately recognized Mangione as the suspect when he saw him without the mask.
Mangione was subsequently led into court, where he faces federal charges in addition to his state case and has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. The arrest raises questions about whether evidence gathered during Mangione's encounter with police was obtained illegally, with his lawyers pushing for the exclusion of evidence obtained during the arrest.
Can't believe cops were skeptical 'bout a tip that led to the arrest of the CEO suspect. A reward sandwich joke? 
Guess you never know when info might be legit. 
so like a guy calls in a tip and the cops are all skeptical at first, even joking about getting him a sandwich 
. And now there's this whole thing about whether or not evidence was obtained illegally... my heart is literally racing just thinking about it 
we'll have to wait and see what happens next I guess...
. I can just imagine Detwiler texting back to his supervisor "hoagie" - it's almost too ridiculous not to be true 
. Guess you could say justice isn't served yet in this case 
.
But apparently, the police were all jokes about it. I mean, buying someone a hoagie is still better than nothing, but come on! Maybe it's just me, but I think the cops should be more serious when they get tips about potential crimes. And what if that person was really the suspect? 
, hope everything gets sorted out
. And then they act surprised when they find out it was actually the right guy? Like, did they think he was gonna be a superhero or something 
!
and now we're left wondering if everything went down as it should have or was there some kinda mistake 
and what'll happen to mangione's case 
, but what if it was a setup? What if this whole thing was orchestrated from the start? So many variables and no concrete answers 
. I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye on this one 
Like, "reward sandwich" and joking around? No wonder they didn't have a clue earlier! 
The fact that Detwiler was initially skeptical and made that joke shows you just gotta follow procedure (or something...). But seriously, the tip was legit, so I'm glad they took action when they did. 
It's like they were just messing around before realizing it was actually the right person. And now Mangione's lawyers are all like "we're gonna challenge this whole thing, because I'm pretty sure our guy didn't have his hands tied behind his back" 
... I don't know man, it's a weird case. Did they really need to wear those masks? Was it some kinda misunderstanding or what? 
... but seriously, glad they were able to catch the guy and take him into custody without anyone getting hurt 
... now let's hope justice is served and the prosecution can prove that all this evidence wasn't gotten illegally 
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