‘I knew it was him’: Cop who found Luigi Mangione testifies in court | World News
A Pennsylvania police officer who was the first to respond to a tip-off from the manager of a McDonald’s has testified in court on Tuesday about confronting Luigi Mangione, days after he allegedly shot dead UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The officer, Joseph Detwiler, told the court, “I knew it was him immediately.” “It’s him … I’m not kidding. He’s real nervous, and he didn’t talk too much,” Detwiler is heard telling a supervisor by phone from the restaurant parking lot moments after meeting Mangione, according to the officer’s body-camera video. Altoona Police Officer Joseph Detwiler, who was on scene during Luigi Mangione’s arrest, testifies that he recognized Mangione as the person of interest in UHC CEO Brian Thompson’s assassination as soon as he saw him pull his mask down. pic.twitter.com/Upa38C42Wl — Michael Ruiz (@mikerreports) December 2, 2025 It was played in court on Tuesday, the second day of a hearing about evidence in the case. What Joseph Detwiler said According to The Associated Press, Detwiler testified that he’d noticed the man’s fingers shaking as they …



