Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was returned to New York to face federal charges of stalking and murder. Federal prosecutors could seek the death penalty if convicted.
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York by plane and helicopter Thursday to face new federal charges of stalking and murder, which could bring the death penalty if he's convicted. Luigi Mangione was held without bail following a Manhattan federal court appearance that occurred shortly after he was returned to New York.
He remained shackled at the ankles throughout the 15-minute proceeding, during which he told a magistrate he understands the allegations against him. The hearing followed morning court appearances in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week five days after the shooting of Brian Thompson. Mangione now faces state and federal prosecutions in New York. Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said in a release that the state charges were expected to proceed to trial first. After his Pennsylvania court hearings, Mangione was immediately turned over to at least a dozen New York Police Department officers who were in the courtroom and led him to a plane bound for Long Island. He then was flown to a Manhattan heliport, where he was walked slowly up a pier by a throng of officers with assault rifles. The federal complaint filed Thursday charges him with two counts of stalking and one count each of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense. Murder by firearm carries the possibility of the death penalty, though federal prosecutors will determine whether to pursue that path in coming months. In a New York state indictment filed earlier this week, Mangione was charged with murder as an act of terrorism, which carries a possible sentence of life in prison without parole. New York does not have the death penalty. His attorney said dual state and federal cases puts the defense in a highly unusual situation. “Frankly I’ve never seen anything like what is happening here,” said Karen Friedman Agnifilo. She reserved the right to petition for bail at a later poin
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