News Roundup

Published for NC Criminal Law on December 13, 2024.

The top story this week is the arrest on Monday of Luigi Mangione, 26, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4. Multiple news outlets, including ABC, BBC and CBS, have reported on the investigation, noting that Mangione’s fingerprints matched prints found near the crime scene, that the gun Mangione was carrying when arrested matched shell casings from the crime scene, and that handwritten pages he possessed appear to claim responsibility for the shooting. Read on for more criminal law news. Zoom-Zoom Coming Thru. A 35-year-old man is facing charges of criminal mischief and reckless endangerment after driving through a car dealership in Sandy, Utah. According to this story from ABC4, Michael Lee Murray bought a vehicle from a Mazda dealership on Monday and called back later that day to return the vehicle. Advised that the sale was final, Murray reportedly said he would drive through the front door if the dealership would not accept the return. Murray returned to the dealership around 4 p.m. and did precisely that. Several people standing near the door had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit. The cost of the damage was estimated to be about $10,000. Rumors of My Demise. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, of Wisconsin was booked into the Green Lake County Jail on Tuesday, as reported by the AP, and now faces charges of obstructing the investigation into his own disappearance. In August, Borgwardt left his wife and three children and traveled [...]