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Luigi Mangione’s Lawyer Claims Police in Pennsylvania Coerced a DNA Sample With Snacks

‘[The samples] were poisonous fruits obtained in violation of the protections afforded the Defendant by the constitutions of both the United States and this Commonwealth,’ Attorney Thomas Dickey says in new court filing.

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP
Luigi Mangione's booking photo, released December 9, 2024, by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP
PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

The lawyer for accused murderer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, claims that cops who arrested him in Pennsylvania coaxed a DNA sample out of him by offering him a snack.

The lawyer handling charges against the suspected murderer in the Keystone State, Thomas Dickey, says in new paperwork filed with the court that arresting officers plied him with food and soda that they then confiscated to use as evidence.

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PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news editor for the Messenger.

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