AFlorida womanbecame the first allegedLuigi Mangione copycatto bearrested.Briana Bostonwas arrested in Lakeland, Florida, USA, on Tuesday (December 10) after allegedly threatening her health insurer using language similar to that tied to Mangione, the suspectedUnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.
On Tuesday, Boston was allegedly speaking with a representative from Blue Cross Blue Shield, an American health insurance provider, after she had been told that her medical claim was denied.
HighlightsBriana Boston arrested in Florida for using language similar to Luigi Mangione’s.Boston charged after threatening insurer, referencing 2010 book ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’.Boston, mother of three, held on $100,000 bond despite no prior criminal record.
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A Florida woman became the first alleged Luigi Mangione copycat to be arrested
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Mangione’s alleged crime involvedshell casings engraved with similar phraseslike “deny” and “depose,”referencing criticism of the insurance industry.
Police said that near the end of the recorded conversation with the insurance provider, Boston can be heard saying, “Delay, deny, depose. You people are next,”ABC Newsreported on Friday (December 13).
Briana Boston was arrested in Lakeland, Florida, USA, on Tuesday (December 10) after allegedly threatening her health insurer
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When Lakeland Police confronted Boston about the perceived threats, she reportedly apologized and said that she “used those words becauseit’s what is in the news right now.”
The 42-year-old mom-of-three further informed authorities that she did not own any guns and was not a threat, but went on to say thathealthcare companies “deserve karma”and that they are “evil,”ABC Newsreported.
“Boston further stated the health care companies played games and deserved karma from the world because they are evil,” police said in the affidavit.
Boston allegedly used language similar to that tied to Mangione, the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter
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“She’s been in this world long enough that she certainly should know better that you can’t make threats like that in the current environment that we live in and think that we’re not going to follow up and put you in jail,” said Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor, perWFLA.
A judge set her bond at $100,000, describing it as “appropriate considering the status of our country at this point,”The Daily Beastreported on Thursday (December 12).
In footage from her court appearance, Boston appeared to cry after learning that she was going to be placed in jail on a triple-figure bond, as perThe Daily Beast.
Her attorney Jim Headley told the court: “My client is 42, married mother of three. Never had any criminal charges or convictions. May you release her on her own recognizance.”
Hashtags like #FreeBriana and #JusticeForBriana have since been trending online, with supporters arguing her words were an expression of anger rather than a real threat.
A Facebook user commented: “Isn’t freedom of speech beautiful behind bars? Locked away from your children, denied your freedom of speech, while yet anotherCEO makes hundreds of thousands off of more denied claims.”
A Threads user wrote: “Briana Boston is being made an example of and it’s no coincidence this happened in Florida.
“They’re afraid. Mirroring back injustices on the system that perpetrates them is criticism, not a threat.”
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A person shared: “Even if someone wants to argue that this was a threat, 15 years at 100K bond is an absolutely insane consequence.
“They’re trying to make an example out of her. It’s literally fascism.”
Someone else questioned: “Excuse me. Why aren’t more people talking about Briana Boston?”
Her attorney Jim Headley told the court: “My client is 42, married mother of three. Never had any criminal charges or convictions”
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A separate individual chimed in: “Briana Boston. She’s a queen and a living legend. She did nothing wrong.
“They trying to make an example out of her. Fascism at its core. We have to be smart about how we interact with the people in power.
“We will win this, just play it smart. Briana Boston, remember her name.”
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SinceMangione was identified as the prime suspect in Brian Thompson’s murder, trends linked to evidence from the case have surfaced.
On Tuesday, “Wanted” posters targeting corporate executives appeared across New York City, many featuring the phrase “Deny. Defend. Depose.”
Bored Pandahas contacted Jim Headley for comment.
“They don’t punish abusers and ped*s nearly as harshly,” a reader commented
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