Well, Luigi Mangione is back in the news. It’s not because his legal matters over the assassination of a health care executive are over. It’s because this dude has an insane following, with people who appear to be more than willing to ruin their lives over this psychopath. Given what’s going on in Minnesota, the ‘Florida man’ news takes might be retired, which I never thought possible, after you hear what some guy from the Gopher State tried to do involving Mr. Mangione.
He tried to bust him out. I’m dead serious: the man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi out of jail. 'Minnesota man' has arrived (via ABC News):
A Minnesota man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail in New York, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Mark Anderson, 36, was charged Thursday with impersonating a federal agent after authorities said he showed up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn claiming to be an FBI agent with a court order to release Mangione, sources said.
Mangione is being held at MDC-Brooklyn while he awaits federal and state trials for the assassination-style killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
Anderson allegedly approached the intake area inside the MDC and claimed he had paperwork "signed by a judge" authorizing the release of a specific inmate, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint does not name Mangione, but law enforcement sources told ABC News that is who Anderson was seeking.
When Bureau of Prisons personnel asked to see Anderson's credentials, federal prosecutors said he showed them a Minnesota driver's license and "threw at the BOP officers numerous documents."
Anderson said he had weapons in his bag, and inside the bag was a barbecue fork and a pizza cutter, according to the criminal complaint.
I mean, you just can’t make this up:
Sorry Florida Man, your long reign is over https://t.co/SCbvRCx2bG
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) January 29, 2026
🚨#BREAKING: A Minnesota man, Mark Anderson, has been officially charged after claiming and impersonating to be an FBI agent in an attempt to break Luigi Mangione out of his prison cell. pic.twitter.com/EC8xoFZ46I
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 29, 2026
https://t.co/DfKMRyi1yA pic.twitter.com/Cdo7QzS5HC
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) January 29, 2026
Okay, maybe Florida man will never be retired.
A FLORIDA MAN was arrested this week after he was caught engaging in a “sexual performance” with a vacuum cleaner, sheriff’s deputies say. https://t.co/thlI2a6L7h
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) January 29, 2026