{"id":1942,"date":"2026-06-29T20:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:41:13","slug":"luigi-mangione-was-stuck-in-an-elevator-ahead-of-a-hearing-at-a-federal-courthouse-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1942","title":{"rendered":"Luigi Mangione was stuck in an elevator ahead of a hearing at a federal courthouse in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luigi Mangione\u2019s federal court hearing Monday was unexpectedly delayed after he became trapped in an elevator inside the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in lower Manhattan, according to a court official familiar with the incident.<\/p>

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Mangione, who is facing two counts of stalking in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, remained shackled at both his hands and feet while building engineers worked to free him from the elevator. <\/p>

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More than 30 minutes late to the proceeding, he entered the courtroom wearing a tan prison uniform through a door normally reserved for the judge \u2014 an unusual arrival that drew immediate attention in a packed courtroom.<\/p>

At the hearing, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett announced that jury selection for Mangione\u2019s federal trial would begin Jan. 5, with opening statements scheduled for Jan. 25. The trial is expected to last two to three weeks, she said. <\/p>

Originally, the trial was being planned for the fall, but there were scheduling conflicts with Mangione\u2019s state murder trial, which is set to begin Sept. 8. In the state case, Mangione faces a second-degree murder charge and several counts related to criminal possession of a weapon.<\/p>

\u201cIn my view, it\u2019s simply impossible to be moving through the jury selection process in this case while the defendant and his counsel are fully occupied by conducting the state trial,\u201d Garnett said.<\/p>

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Late last week, it was reported that Mangione had been in talks with federal prosecutors about a possible plea deal, but that had fallen aside, sources familiar with the matter said.<\/p>

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