Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is headed back to New York City after waiving extradition on Thursday morning.
Mangione was flown out of Pennsylvania on Thursday to face murder charges in New York. He will face federal charges, as well, according to sources.
A federal warrant was issued Thursday morning for Mangione, who will be taken to Manhattan by helicopter on Thursday afternoon, according to Fox News. He will then have a hearing in federal court.
“The federal government’s reported decision to pile on top of an already overcharged first-degree murder and state terror case is highly unusual and raises serious constitutional and statutory double jeopardy concerns,” his New York defense attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, told Fox News Digital. “We are ready to fight these charges in whatever court they are brought.”
Mangione arrived at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg around 7:40 a.m. Thursday and was escorted by police.
Mangione’s defense officially filed his extradition waiver later on Thursday morning, which Judge David Consiglio signed, approving the suspect’s return to Manhattan.
“Our intention is to keep our case active,” Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks said Thursday after the conclusion of Mangione’s court proceedings, adding that the suspect’s charges in New York are the “primary” case, and Blair County officials will continue to work with New York officials.
Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of ambushing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan Hilton hotel as he made his way to a shareholder conference early on the morning of Dec. 4.
Surveillance video shows the assassination-style shooting. A masked man steps out on the sidewalk behind Thompson and opens fire, striking him in the back and walking away.
Authorities say the suspect dropped a burner phone at the scene, and they found fingerprints on other items. They also said they found a ballistic match between Mangione’s gun and the rounds that killed Thompson.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday announced that a grand jury indicted Mangione on one count of first-degree murder, in furtherance of terrorism; two counts of second-degree murder; two counts of second-degree criminal weapons possession; four counts of third-degree criminal weapons possession; one count of fourth-degree criminal weapons possession; and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. (RELATED: Grand Jury Indicts Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO Murderer)
Mangione could potentially face the death penalty for his crimes.
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“Mangione could potentially face the health [sic] penalty for his crimes.”
Oh NOOO, not the dreaded “health” penalty!
Just curious – what is the ‘health penalty’ that Luigi Mangione faces? Will they feed him low-doses of toxic foods and drinks, slowly poisoning him? Or maybe scourge him daily, while providing no medical care? I am not familiar with the HEALTH PENALTY.