Mangione appeared in court wearing a maroon sweater, white-collared shirt, and khaki pants.
Journalists and members of the public, most of which were young women, were present.
Attendees reported that the women were there explicitly to show support for the former Ivy League student.
Ive never seen anything like what is happening here in 30 years of practicing law, she said.
This is a young man being treated like a human ping-pong ball between warring jurisdictions.
Its an insult to the intelligence of the American people!
he claimed before entering the extradition hearing, seemingly confirming theories about the shooting having anideological motive.
Mangione has since been detained at SCI Huntingdon, Pennsylvanias oldest correctional facility.
Theres an action and theres amental state, explained former prosecutor Jeremy Saland.
Were rooting for you Luigi!
It speaks of what is really bubbling here in this country, he said.
And unfortunately we see that manifested in violence, the domestic violent extremism that exists.
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