Luigi Mangione was stuck in an elevator ahead of a hearing at a federal courthouse in New York City

Key Points:

• Luigi Mangione’s federal court hearing was delayed after he became trapped in an elevator at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse while shackled, causing a late and unusual courtroom entrance.
• Jury selection for Mangione’s federal trial, related to stalking charges in the killing of Brian Thompson, is scheduled to begin Jan. 5, with opening statements on Jan. 25; the trial is expected to last two to three weeks.
• The federal trial was postponed from fall due to scheduling conflicts with Mangione’s state murder trial, set for Sept. 8, where he faces second-degree murder and weapon possession charges.
• Judge Margaret Garnett outlined a rigorous jury screening process involving written questionnaires and in-person questioning to ensure impartiality amid high media attention, balancing juror privacy with the need to identify bias.
• Mangione faces two counts of stalking carrying a maximum sentence of life without parole, and his defense team includes attorneys Karen Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo, and Jacob Kaplan; plea deal talks with prosecutors reportedly fell through.