Luigi Mangione is expected to waive his extradition to New York, where he is charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Mangione’s attorney said he will waive his extradition when he appears on Thursday in a Pennsylvania court, where he is facing gun charges. ABC reported that the Pennsylvania judge could accept the extradition waiver or move forward with the scheduled hearing, which takes place immediately after a hearing regarding the local charges Mangione is facing.
Mangione may be arraigned in New York as early as Thursday.
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Mangione had challenged his extradition to New York, where he initially faced second-degree murder charges. On Tuesday, a New York grand jury indicted him on charges including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, second-degree murder as an act of terrorism, and criminal possession of a weapon.
Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, days after Thompson was shot near a Hilton hotel in Manhattan. Thompson, who is from Minnesota, was attending his company’s annual investor meeting when he was killed.
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]
