According to a complaint filed against Anderson, he told prison officers that he was an FBI agent in possession of paperwork “signed by a judge” authorising the release of a specific inmate, whom a law enforcement source identified as Mangione.<\/p>\n
When the officers asked him for his credentials, Anderson allegedly showed them a Minnesota driving licence and claimed to have weapons.<\/p>\n
After searching his bag, officers found a barbecue fork and circular steel blade that resembled a pizza cutter.<\/p>\n
A law enforcement official said Anderson had travelled to\u00a0New York<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from Minnesota, and was working at a pizzeria after another job opportunity fell through.<\/p>\n The attempt to free Mangione happened hours after the Manhattan district attorney’s office had sent a letter urging the judge in Mangione’s case, Gregory Carro, to set a trial date of 1 July.<\/p>\n Mangione will appear in court on Friday for a conference in his federal case. The judge, Margaret Garnett, is expected to rule soon whether prosecutors can seek the death penalty and whether they can use certain evidence against him.<\/p>\n Last week, Ms Garnett scheduled jury selection in the federal case for 8 September, with the rest of the trial happening in October or January, depending on whether she allows prosecutors to seek the death penalty.<\/p>\n Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both cases.<\/p>\n Mr Thompson, 50, was killed on 4 December 2024 as he walked to a New York City hotel for his company’s annual investor conference.<\/p>\n Mangione, an Ivy League graduate, was arrested five days later in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n After several days of court proceedings, Mangione was then transferred to the Metropolitan Detention Center.<\/p>\n The jail is also currently holding former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who are facing drug trafficking charges.<\/p>\n Source: \u00a0![\"Sky](\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sky-news-logo-1.png\"){kind=logo}
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