Luigi Mangione will face federal charges over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after arriving in New York, according to newly unsealed court documents.
The charges include murder through use of a firearm, two stalking charges and a firearms offense, according to multiple outlets. The 26-year-old has also been hit with charges in New York at a state level, which include murder as an act of terrorism.
Mangione is expected to be arraigned on Thursday after he formally waived his right to an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania and was immediately returned to the Empire State.
The suspected gunman is accused of fatally shooting the healthcare executive on the streets of Midtown Manhattan on the morning of December 4 and then eluding police for five days before he was arrested at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania.
High-profile attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo has recently been retained to defend him. Agnifilo previously worked at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, serving as the chief assistant district attorney for seven years, before moving to private practice in 2021.
Mangione’s supporters continue to donate thousands of dollars to his “defense” fund. The anonymous fund, “December 4th Legal Committee”, has amassed more than $140,000 in donations on the crowdfunding website GiveSendGo.
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Mangione ‘seemed calm’ and was ‘smiling at times’ in Pennsylvania court
17:01 , Mike Bedigan
Luigi Mangione “seemed calm” and was even “smiling at times” during his court appearances in Pennsylvania on Thursday morning, according to reports.
CNN reporter Danny Freeman, who was present in the courtroom, said the 26-year-old’s behaviour was very different to previous appearances. Mangione has made small outbursts when arriving and inside the court at previous hearings.
“He seemed calm during much of this hearing,” Freeman said, adding that throughout much of the proceedings Mangione had been sitting by himself “just waiting.”
“He was smiling at times… He was chatting at times with some of the sheriff’s deputies as well, but mostly keeping his head down, reading and writing on some of the papers that he had in front of him.
“But again, he word that came to my mind when watching him again, in contrast to that outburst and the first night I saw him in court, was he seemed calm today.”
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Mangione will face PA gun charges after NYC proceedings conclude
16:45 , Mike Bedigan
Luigi Mangione will not face brought against him in Pennsylvania until proceedings in New York have concluded, according to Commonwealth officials.
The 26-year-old did not enter a plea to the firearm and forgery charges he faces in Pennsylvania on Thursday, but waived his extradition to New York and was taken back to be arraigned on murder charges.
Following the hearings, Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks told reporters that a preliminary hearing would be scheduled, but that Blair County does not expect to transport Mangione back from to New York to Pennsylvania to face his charges there until after he is tried in New York.
“I certainly think as a practical matter, it would have been laughable and a waste of resources and time for us to try to keep this defendant here for our charges and delay New York’s custody of the defendant for the more serious case,” Weeks said.
Mangione will appear in federal court today, sources
16:30 , Mike Bedigan
Luigi Mangione will appear in federal court today, multiple law enforcement officials told CNN.
When he arrives in New York, the 26-year-old is expected be transported to the federal courthouse in downtown Manhattan, rather to the state courthouse where he was originally expected to be taken, the aoutlet reported.
Watch: UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione waives extradition to New York
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Mangione received over 100 pieces of fan mail in just over a week
15:59 , Mike Bedigan
Luigi Mangione received over 100 messages in just over a week while incarcerated, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
As of Thursday morning, he had received 54 email messages and 87 pieces of mail, a spokesperson told The Independent.
In addition, the 26-year-old received 163 deposit entries for commissary.
In pictures: Mangione leaves court in PA
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Mangione leaves court in Pennsylvania
15:30 , Mike Bedigan
Luigi Mangione has left court in Pennsylvania, after waiving extradition to New York.
Law enforcement officials previously told CNN that Mangione could be flown from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania to an airport tin the New York City area directly after his extradition hearing.
The 26-year-old remained straight-faced as he was led into a waiting car.
Supporters appear outside of courthouse
15:20 , Ariana Baio
NOW: Supporters of Luigi Mangione stand outside of Blair County Courthouse where the CEO Shooter is about to have his extradition hearing pic.twitter.com/JZM9SvYAIw
— Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) December 19, 2024
Mangione formally waives right to extradition hearing
15:12 , Mike Bedigan
Luigi Mangione has formally waived his right to an extradition hearing, after being charged with murder over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
He will now return to New York to face murder charges and could be arraigned as early as this afternoon.
CNN reports that Mangione did not speak except for yes or no answers when directly addressed by the judge.
When the judge asked whether he wished to waive extradition, Mangione’s Pennsylvania lawyer Thomas Dickey turned to Mangione and asked, “That’s what you want to do?” Mangione replied, “Yes.”
Suspect could be brought to New York right after extradition hearing
15:10 , Ariana Baio
Law enforcement officials told CNN that Mangione could be flown from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania to an airport tin the New York City area directly after his extradition hearing.
The extradition hearing appears to be over.
Watch: UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione appears in Pennsylvania court for hearing
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Mangione’s first hearing concludes
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Mangione’s first hearing, on gun charge in Pennsylvania, has concluded, according to CNN.
He will now face his second hearing, on extradition to New York.
A person walks past Blair County Courthouse, where Luigi Mangione, the suspect in United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s death, is due to appear in court on December 19, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on December 17, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)
Mangione appears in Pennsylvania court for hearing
14:18 , Ariana Baio
Luigi Mangione is appearing in court this morning in Pennsylvania for two hearings – one for his firearms charge in the state and the other for his extradition to New York where he was charged with first and second-degree murder.
Mangione, who has been held in Pennsylvania since being arrested, is not expected to fight extradition to New York.
Watch: Luigi Mangione charged with first-degree murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
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Why is Mangione being charged with murder ‘as an act of terrorism’?
03:30 , Mike Bedigan
Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that Luigi Mangione had been charged with murder “as an act of terrorism.”
A New York law passed after the September 11 attacks allows prosecutors to charge crimes as acts of terrorism when they’re “intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policies of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion and affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping.”
Prosecutors have applied the statute to various contexts. Some related to international extremism, but the law was first used against a Bronx gang member after a hail of gunfire killed a 10-year-old girl and paralyzed a man outside a christening party in 2002. The state’s highest court later said the conduct didn’t amount to terrorism, and a retrial produced convictions on other charges.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg noted that the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson happened early on a workday in an area frequented by commuters, businesspeople and tourists.
“This was a frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation,” the district attorney said.
In pictures: Luigi Mangione arrives at court in Pennsylvania
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New York Governor reacts to news Mangione will waive extradition
00:30 , Mike Bedigan
We’ve heard reports that the defendant will waive his extradition rights. If not, I am prepared to request a governor’s warrant as soon as possible to ensure he is held and tried in New York. t.co/eZqGmZzpS5
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) December 18, 2024
Full story: Luigi Mangione to waive extradition and return to New York
Wednesday 18 December 2024 22:30 , Mike Bedigan
Ahead of an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Luigi Mangione’s lawyer has said the 26-year-old will waive his right.
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