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Luigi Mangione acceptable to look successful tribunal connected national charges
Luigi Mangione pleaded not blameworthy to the execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson successful New York City astatine his arraignment Friday successful Manhattan national court.
Federal prosecutors indicted Mangione past week on 2 counts of stalking, a firearm discourtesy and execution done the usage of a firearm, a charge eligible for the decease penalty if helium is convicted.
Pam Bondi, DOJ seeking decease punishment against Mangione
Mangione's arraignment came a time aft the U.S. Department of Justice formally told the tribunal it intends to question the decease penalty successful the case.
Federal prosecutors accidental Mangione poses a aboriginal danger, alleging successful the latest tribunal filing that helium intended to "target an full manufacture and rally absorption to that manufacture by engaging successful lethal violence."
They besides accidental helium took steps to dodge instrumentality enforcement, fly New York City aft the execution and transverse authorities lines portion equipped with a privately manufactured weapon and silencer.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi previously said prosecutors would question the decease penalty, marking the archetypal clip since President Trump vowed to resume national executions erstwhile helium took bureau successful January.
Mangione's attorneys person filed motions asking for the decease punishment enactment to beryllium removed, saying the authorities "intends to termination Mr. Mangione arsenic a governmental stunt."
Civil and transgression lawyer Donte Mills explained the challenges successful a decease punishment case.
"You person an further burden, you person to beryllium intent. Intent that helium intended to rile up the assemblage oregon marque radical enactment arsenic helium did, marque radical perpetrate murders against radical successful the healthcare industry. You person to beryllium that helium intended this to beryllium much than the sidesplitting of 1 person, and it's truly hard to beryllium what was successful someone's mind," Mills said.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson killed successful NYC
The 26-year-old is accused of ambushing Thompson, a hubby and begetter of two, outside a midtown edifice connected Dec. 4, 2024. Investigators said Thompson was on his mode to an investors conference erstwhile helium was changeable successful the backmost connected the sidewalk.
The manhunt for his killer led constabulary done Central Park to a hostel connected the Upper West Side and yet to a McDonald's successful Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to authorities execution and coercion charges successful New York, arsenic good as forgery and weapons charges successful Pennsylvania.
Elijah Westbrook is an Emmy award-winning journalist. He joined CBS News New York successful January 2022.
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