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UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione wants a laptop in jail awaiting trail

Similar limited-laptop provisions have been made for some other defendants in the federal lockup where he is being held

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police in New York. Photo: AP

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police in New York. Photo: AP

Jennifer Peltz

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Luigi Mangione is asking for a laptop in jail for legal purposes — not for communicating with anyone — as he awaits trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive.

In a court filing made public late on Monday, Mangione’s lawyers proposed that he have a laptop configured solely to let him view a vast amount of documents, video and other material in the case surrounding the shooting of Brian Thompson.

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