Murder arrest made over death of 'Yankee' in Kings Heath
Three other people, two men aged 23 and 31 and a woman, aged 34, have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and also remained in custody on Wednesday evening.Det Insp Dan Jarratt said: "Our thoughts remain with Mr Dean's loved ones and we are continuing with our work to establish exactly what happened."The investigation is moving at pace and we'd ask anyone who we've not yet spoken with, but who thinks they can help, to get in touch."
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The DA's office quoted extensively from the notebook, highlighting his alleged praise for the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski as they fought to uphold his state charges. They also cited a confession they say he penned 'to the feds,' in which he wrote that 'it had to be done.' Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg even called the ambush 'a killing that was intended to evoke terror.' But Mangione's attorneys have since been fighting to get the charges in New York dropped, arguing that they amount to double jeopardy, as the 27-year-old also faces a federal death penalty prosecution. If that fails, they are looking to have his terrorism charges dropped and prosecutors barred from using evidence collected at his arrest in December - including a 9mm handgun, ammunition inscribed with the words 'delay, deny, and depose' and the alleged manifesto. The defense and prosecutors are now scheduled to discuss any outstanding issues on September 16, according to Thursday's court filing. In the meantime, Mangione is being fiercely backed by a slew of fans who have praised him for his alleged actions and started a GiveSendGo page to raise money for his legal defense. Some have even made art depicting him as a saint, saying he is a hero who has taken a stand against America's broken healthcare system.
