Elevator snafu delays Mangione's Manhattan federal hearing

Luigi Mangione's federal hearing in Manhattan was delayed for over 30 minutes after he became trapped in a Thurgood Marshall Courthouse elevator; he arrived shackled in a tan uniform as jury selection began for his two-count stalking case tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson. Judge Margaret Garnett set Jan. 5 for voir dire with opening statements Jan. 25 and a two- to three-week trial, noting scheduling conflicts with Mangione's concurrent state murder case. The defense had been in plea talks with prosecutors, which collapsed; Mangione pleads not guilty.