Britt Jones
Luigi Mangione’s Christmas meals have been revealed, and it’s not what you’d expect to find on your dinner table.
Mangione, who is currently awaiting trial after being accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on 4 December 2024, will be eating his Christmas meal at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center this year.
This comes after US prosecutors asked he be awarded the death penalty on 2 April.
It was at this time that Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement: “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”
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The 27-year-old will be spending his second Christmas behind bars after being arrested for the murder on 9 December 2024.
But the grub doesn’t seem to be all that bad, considering what you’d expect a prisoner to be offered.
According to People, the MDC facility will serve fruit, cereal, ‘non-breakfast pastry’ and skim milk for prisoners in the morning at 6am, per a reported food menu.
The outlet went on to claim that Christmas Day lunch is usually served around 11am and allows inmates to choose either baked Cornish hen or barbecue tofu for those who don’t eat meat.
Then there’s and macaroni and cheese or spinach, with cranberry sauce, a drink or the ability to chow down on two dinner rolls or its ominous ‘holiday dessert’.
But for Mangione, he apparently will be served two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, potato chips, fruit, a drink and whole wheat bread for dinner after the 4pm inmate headcount.
Speaking on his two counts of second degree murder, New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg previously claimed the alleged killer was hellbent on scaring.
He said ‘the intent was to sow terror,’ calling the shooting a 'frightening, well-planned and targeted murder'.
"It occurred in one of the most bustling parts of our city, threatened the safety of local residents and tourists alike, commuters and businesspeople just starting out on their day,” He added.
The terror comment seemed to be universally shared, as Mangione’s apparent killing was later determined to have been an act of terror in itself.
However, his current state sees him pleading not guilty to murder, and not guilty to his forgery charges in Pennsylvania before his 2026 trial.