Luigi Mangione on Monday pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as his attorney protested his treatment, saying in court that her client is being used as "political fodder" by police and the mayor of New York City.

A lawyer representing Luigi Mangione says law enforcement is politicizing his arrest and prosecution, complaining that New York City Mayor Eric Adams attended his first perp walk in the state. "Frankly,

Representative Ritchie Torres warned that elevating Mangione to "mythical status" will "deepen his delusions of grandeur."