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Man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail by impersonating FBI agent: Sources

Mark Anderson, 36, was arrested after attempting to impersonate an FBI agent to free accused killer Luigi Mangione from a Brooklyn federal detention center.

  • On Wednesday night, a man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, New York, saying he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione and was detained.
  • Anderson had traveled from Mankato, Minnesota, about 67 miles southwest of Minneapolis, and was working at a pizzeria after a job opportunity fell through; the Manhattan district attorney's office urged a July 1 trial date for Mangione's state case hours earlier.
  • Around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, Anderson approached the jail intake area, showed a Minnesota driver's license, threw documents, claimed he had weapons, and officers found a barbecue fork and circular steel blade.
  • He is expected to appear Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, and prosecutors said they believed police were justified in searching Anderson's backpack after he claimed to have weapons.
  • Mangione faces both state and federal murder charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing, has pleaded not guilty, and the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, holds him while Judge Margaret Garnett rules soon on death penalty issues.
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