Luigi Mangione faces new federal charges after arriving in NY

Posted at 11:30 AM, December 19, 2024

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. – Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will be extradited from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday, just days after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed first-degree murder charges against Mangione.

Luigi Mangione arrives at court

Luigi Nicholas Mangione leaves the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, Pool)

Mangione originally contested extradition to New York, but he dropped his opposition to being moved on Thursday. He has spent the last 10 days in a Pennsylvania jail after a five-day manhunt concluded.

During Thursday’s hearing, he was officially remanded to authorities in New York. He arrived in New York several hours later.

After he arrived in New York, Mangione was handed four additional criminal charges by the Department of Justice, including stalking, travel in interstate commerce; stalking, use of interstate facilities; murder through use of a firearm; and a firearms offense.

Authorities revealed on Thursday that Mangion was allegedly found in possession of a loaded 9 mm pistol and silencer consistent with the weapon used to kill Thompson; clothing that matched appeal worn by the shooter during Thompson’s killing; an envelope with several thousands dollars; and a letter addressed “To the Feds.”

His attorney responded to reports about potential federal charges on Thursday.

“The federal government’s reported decision to pile on top of an already overcharged first-degree murder and state terror case is highly unusual and raises serious constitutional and statutory double jeopardy concerns,” said attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. “We are ready to fight these charges in whatever court they are brought.”

Mangione was indicted Tuesday in New York on multiple counts of murder, including a first-degree murder charge and two second-degree murder charges. Two of those counts include allegations of committing the crimes in furtherance of terrorism and as an act of terrorism. Two of the murder charges carry a maximum of life in prison.

The case has drawn attention from across the U.S. as the nation’s health care system faces much criticism. Several supporters of Mangione showed up outside the Altoona, Pennsylvania, courthouse to show support for Mangione, with some arriving dressed as Luigi from the Super Mario video games.

This story was originally published by Scripps News, an E.W. Scripps company.