Luigi Mangione pictured being escorted by detectives at Manhattan Federal Court in December 2024. Someone allegedly tried to help Luigi Mangione make a break for it. That detainee, according to a law enforcement source, was 27-year-old Luigi Mangione, who stands accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan in late 2024. The Minnesota man had traveled to New York City for a job opportunity that didn’t pan out and has since been working at a pizzeria, the law enforcement source said. Anderson, who was then arrested himself, will appear in front of a federal judge in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon.