The former roommate of Luigi Mangione, the alleged murderer of CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson said he “feels strange” 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 was roommates 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 followed a little by our values and our ethic of leaving things better than you found them. He always contributed and took care of other people. And even after he moved away, he stuck around and contributed to the community, ran a book club,” Martin said.
Luigi Mangione pictured in a mugshot in Pennsylvania following his arrest in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
He added that the two became good friends, trained together and played volleyball together.
“He’s the kind of man who did his best to take care of himself despite severe back pain and a serious problem,” Martin told Fox News host Jesse Watters.
Composite image of Luigi Mangione with inset of Brian Thompson’s shooting
Mangione was arrested by police at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania and held on a slew of charges before New York prosecutors filed charges. second-degree murder charge against him late Monday night in Thompson’s shooting.
FAMILY OF UNITED HEALTHCARE SHOOTING CEO SAYS THEY ARE ‘SHOCKED’ BY SON’S ARREST
Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in downtown Manhattan last Wednesday morning. (Photo Credit: Businesswire | NYPD Crimestoppers)
Martin said he suggested to his former roommate and other book club members that they read Unabomber Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto, explaining that it was something of a “half-joke” at the time.
Glutton reportedly described Kaczynski’s writings as ‘interesting’, although Martin denied turning the 26-year-old towards the infamous killer.
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“I feel strange because he was a good friend and I consider him a good friend and that someone who would kill someone is completely incompatible with the person I lived with, the person I cooked meals with, the person with, you know, was part of a book club and other activities,” Martin said. “They’re like two completely different people.”
