Luigi Mangione wants laptop in jail to view material in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case
CBSN
New York — Luigi Mangione is asking for a laptop in jail, but just for legal purposes - not for communicating with anyone - as he awaits trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.
In a court filing made public late Monday, Mangione's lawyers proposed that he get a laptop configured solely to let him view a vast amount of documents, video and other material in the case surrounding the shooting of Brian Thompson. Similar limited-laptop provisions have been made for some other defendants in the federal lockup where Mangione is being held.
The Manhattan district attorney's office, which is prosecuting Mangione on a rare New York state charge of murder as an act of terrorism, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. According to Mangione's lawyers, prosecutors are frowning on the laptop request, saying that some witnesses have been threatened.
