HOT 91.7 FM LUIGI MANGIONE: Fake FBI Agent Arrested in Botched Bid to Free Inmate
Written by Ariel Newbold on January 30, 2026
A Minnesota man was arrested Thursday after allegedly attempting to free Luigi Mangione from the Metropolitan Detention Center by impersonating an FBI agent, authorities said.
Mark Anderson told Bureau of Prisons staff Wednesday night that he had a judge-signed order to release a federal inmate. When asked for credentials, he produced only a Minnesota driver’s license and “numerous documents,” officials said. Officers searched his bag and found a barbecue fork and a circular steel blade resembling a pizza cutter.
Anderson was charged with impersonating a federal officer and is being held pending a court appearance.
Mangione is jailed awaiting state and federal trials on charges he fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024.
A federal judge says Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty. The judge threw out two of the four federal charges against Mangione, including the firearm‑related murder count that could have carried a death sentence. Mangione still faces two federal stalking charges. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. He has pleaded not guilty. (NY Times)
