NEWSUnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione Hit With Federal Stalking Charge After Being Transferred to New York
Luigi Mangione was charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Luigi Mangione is facing both state and federal charges in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The 26-year-old murder suspect waived his right to an extradition hearing and was transported to New York where he was taken to a federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, December 19.
Luigi Mangione is facing both state and federal charges.
Earlier this week, he was indicted by a grand jury in New York for one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, seven counts of criminal possession of a weapon charges of various degrees and criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Now, he's also been federally charged with murder and stalking charges. Both cases will "proceed in parallel" per CNN.
Luigi Mangione was arrested on December 9.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he and the police commissioner plan to "send a very clear and loud message" that "acts of terrorism and violence" won't be tolerated.
"There are mechanisms in this country on how to organize on those issues of concern... we don't use a gun, and anyone that celebrates that, it is vile, and it is sending the wrong message," he said.
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The suspect was caught on surveillance footage.
However, Mangione's attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, questioned the decision to charge him with similar state and federal charges.
"I don’t think they knew this was going to happen ... These seem like two different cases," she said. "The theory of the murder charge of the Manhattan DA case is terrorism and intimidating a group of people. This is stalking an individual ... Is there one case, two cases, two investigations? Is there a joint investigation? Frankly, I’ve never seen anything like that and what’s happening here."
As OK! previously reported, Thompson was shot in the back outside of a Hilton hotel in New York City in the early morning hours of December 4. The suspect was caught on surveillance footage wearing a mask and a hoodie.
Police later discovered shell casings at the scene had the words "deny," "defend" and "depose" etched into them.
Luigi Mangione's lawyer said she'd 'never seen anything like' this case.
Mangione was on the run for five days before a tipster told police they saw a man matching the suspect's description at a McDonald's in Altoona, Penn. He was detained for questioning and later arrested on December 9. Police claimed the 26-year-old had fake identification, a notebook and a manifesto on him that implied his involvement in the murder.
Following his arrest, his family released a statement declining to comment on the situation.
"We only know what we have read in the media," they wrote. "Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest."
