Bodycam images show Luigi Mangione's McDonald's arrest as defense challenges evidence collection

The images, which appear to be still frames taken from bodycam video, show Mangione eating alone in a corner of the restaurant while wearing a medical mask, him pulling the mask down as he speaks with an officer, and then him being placed in handcuffs.

Mangione's lawyers have asked a federal judge to suppress evidence collected during his arrest, and they have accused arresting officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, of improperly seizing evidence from his backpack and questioning him before reading his Miranda rights.

A Justice Department lawyer countered that the search of his backpack was justified because police had reasonable safety concerns, and the only pre-Miranda statement prosecutors plan to use against him is when he allegedly lied about his name in response to a question that did not require the Miranda warning.

Thompson, 50, was a father of two from Minnesota. He was visiting New York City for an investor conference at the time of his murder.

While some supporters have embraced him as an anti-capitalist crusader, Mangione's stops at a Manhattan Starbucks and the Pennsylvania McDonald's both played a role in his capture, according to prosecutors.

Mangione is accused of "meticulously" planning the murder with the motive of igniting a "public discussion about the healthcare industry," according to the DOJ.