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Luigi Mangione gets stuck in courthouse elevator before judge delays federal trial until 2027
New York Post • • general
Key Points:
- Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was delayed for 20 minutes after getting stuck in a Manhattan court elevator while being escorted to his federal hearing.
- The elevator malfunction caused a brief delay, but Mangione eventually appeared in court wearing tan jail scrubs.
- Judge Margaret Garnett postponed Mangione's federal trial from October to January 2027 to avoid overlap with a separate state case beginning September 8.
- Mangione, from a wealthy Maryland family and an Ivy League graduate, has pleaded not guilty to the December 2024 targeted killing, which may have been motivated by anger over the healthcare system.
