Luigi Mangione is expected to waive his extradition to New York, where he is charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Mangione’s lawyer stated that he will voluntarily agree to be transferred to another jurisdiction when he appears in court in Pennsylvania on Thursday. This hearing is related to gun charges that he is currently facing. According to ABC reports, the judge in Pennsylvania has the option to approve the extradition waiver or proceed with the scheduled hearing, which occurs immediately after addressing the local charges against Mangione.
Mangione may be arraigned in New York as early as Thursday.
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Previously, Mangione had opposed being sent back to New York, where he was originally accused of second-degree murder. However, a New York grand jury recently issued an indictment against him. The charges now include first-degree murder linked to terrorism, second-degree murder as an act of terrorism, and illegal possession of a weapon.
After the fatal shooting of Thompson near a Hilton hotel in Manhattan, Mangione was captured at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Thompson, a resident of Minnesota, was in New York for his corporation’s yearly investor conference when the tragic incident occurred.
Authorities said fingerprints recovered from the water bottle and a KIND snack bar matched Mangione’s prints.
In addition to allegedly having a gun with a silencer and fake IDs, Mangione reportedly also had a two-page manifesto that decried the healthcare industry as “parasites.” Shortly after Mangione’s arrest, New York officials held a press coverage in which they hinted at the motive in Thompson’s murder. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Mangione, a data engineer with a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania, “has some ill will towards corporate America.”
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to firearm charges related to having a ghost gun. He remains jailed in Pennsylvania without bail.
[Feature Photo: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections/UnitedHealthcare]
