"Altoona, Pennsylvania police officer Christy Wasser testified that she was one of the cops who searched Mangione's backpack on Dec. 9, 2024 after officers responded to a 911 call to a McDonald's. In bodycam footage shown to a Manhattan courtroom, Wasser is seen donning rubber gloves before removing the contents of Mangione's backpack, which also included a silencer and a notebook that prosecutors have described as a manifesto."
"but she insists that she search it then and there in the restaurant because to avoid repeating the mistake of another Altoona officer who brought a bomb back to our police station and placed it inside a cell. I'm just making sure there's not a bomb in here, Wasser can be heard saying. Wasser testified that while searching it at McDonald's she found an ammunition magazine inside the bag, wrapped in a pair of wet and gray underwear."
"It's fucking him, 100%, police officer Stephen Fox can be heard saying in footage. When Wasser took the backpack and the rest of Mangione's belongings to the precinct after he was put in custody for having a fake ID and giving police a false name, she almost immediately found a handgun in the side compartment, and later found a silencer and the red notebook."
Altoona officers searched Luigi Mangione's backpack after responding to a Dec. 9, 2024 911 call at a McDonald's because they feared it might contain a bomb. Officer Christy Wasser donned rubber gloves and inspected the bag in the restaurant, citing concerns about a prior officer who had brought a bomb into the station. While searching at McDonald's she found an ammunition magazine wrapped in wet gray underwear. After Mangione was taken to the precinct on charges including a fake ID and a false name, officers found a handgun in a side compartment, plus a silencer and a red notebook described as a manifesto.
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