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The former roommate of Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson said he “felt weird” about the Ivy League graduate's arrest because he knew someone who was “completely different.”
RJ Martin told “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Tuesday that he roomed with Mangione for six months at Surfbreak Coliving in Honolulu, a self-described “co-working space for remote workers and digital nomads.”
“The whole time he (Mangione) lived in Surfbreak, he was a great member of the community. somehow followed by our values and our ethos of leaving things better than you found them. He was always contributing, taking care of other people. And even after he moved out, he would come and hang out and contribute to the community, head up a book club,” Martin said.
Luigi Mangione, pictured in Pennsylvania after his arrest in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Courtesy of Fox News Digital)
He added that the two became close friends, training and playing volleyball together.
“He's the guy who was doing everything he could to take care of himself, even though he had a lot of back pain and, you know, a serious problem,” Martin told Fox News host Jesse Waters.
Composite image of Luigi Mangione with inset of Brian Thompson shooting
Mangione was arrested by police at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania and held on a number of charges before New York prosecutors filed a charge of second degree murder against him late Monday night in the Thompson shooting.
FAMILY OF SUSPECT IN SHOOTING OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO SAYS 'SHOCKED' BY SON'S ARREST
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning last week. (Photo: Businesswire | NYPD Crimestoppers)
Martin said he suggested his former roommate and other book club members read Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's manifesto, explaining that it was something of a “half-joke” at the time.
A glutton reportedly describes Kaczynski's writings as “interesting”, although Martin denied directing the 26-year-old to the notorious killer.
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“It feels weird because he was a great friend and I consider him a close friend and that someone who would kill someone is completely incompatible with the person that I lived with, the person that I cooked with, the person that, you know li, was part of the book club and other activities with,” Martin said. “It's like two completely different human beings.”
