Overview
- Prosecutors say Mark Anderson, 36, went to Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center claiming to be an FBI agent with judge‑signed papers to release a specific inmate; a law enforcement source identified the inmate as Luigi Mangione.
- According to charging papers, Anderson told staff he had weapons, and a search of his bag turned up a pizza cutter and a large barbecue fork.
- Anderson pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court to falsely impersonating a federal officer, an offense that carries up to three years in prison if convicted.
- Magistrate Judge Seth Eichenholtz ordered Anderson to remain in custody, and he was returned to the same MDC facility; he is due back in court Friday.
- Defense attorney Michael Weil described Anderson as mentally ill, but a prior request for hospital treatment was denied, with the court directing a jail medical evaluation as prosecutors detailed open Bronx charges and past convictions.