The Independent (UK)
Thomas Dickey was brought onto the case the day after Luigi Mangione was arrested in a McDonald’s and charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione’s lawyer is a seasoned trial attorney based in Pennsylvania with more than 40 years of experience.
Thomas Dickey was brought onto the case on Tuesday, one day after his client was arrested in a McDonald’s in the town of Altoona. The 26-year-old now faces a second-degree murder charge in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by New York prosecutors who are seeking his extradition to the state.
Dickey said he expects his client will plead not guilty.
The lawyer, who claims to be “one of the few death-penalty qualified attorneys” in Pennsylvania, said on Tuesday night that it was “concerning” his client had been denied bail at an extradition hearing at Blair County courthouse earlier in the day.
In a PR blitz, the attorney appeared on a number of prominent news shows on Tuesday night and on Wednesday morning to remind the American people: “Innocent until proven guilty.”
Mangione was hauled into court by police after making an angry outburst outside, which Dickey said was because his client was “agitated.”
“He’s irritated. Agitated about what’s happening to him and what he’s being accused of,” he told CNN on Wednesday. “He never had any legal representation until he walked into that building yesterday
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