Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder Brian Thompson He plans to challenge extradition from Pennsylvania New Yorkwhere he is charged with second-degree murder in connection with last week’s fatal shooting.
suspicious, Luigi MangioneThe 26-year-old was arrested on Monday He was charged in Pennsylvania for having an elusive “ghost” gun.”
“He has constitutional rights and is doing so” in the interstate transfer case, his attorney, Thomas Dickey, told reporters in Pennsylvania.
A person walks outside the Blair County Court House, where Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the slaying of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, attended an extradition hearing in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on December 10, 2024.
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He also plans to plead not guilty to charges filed against him in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Dickey said. A Pennsylvania judge ordered Mangione, 26, held without bail on Tuesday.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said it will seek a warrant from the governor to try to compel Mangione’s extradition. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement that she will sign a petition for a gubernatorial order “to hold this individual accountable and prosecuted.”
Luigi Mangione, 26, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson of New York, is escorted after an extradition hearing at the Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on December 10, 2024.
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Dickey said he expects Mangion to plead not guilty to the second-degree murder charge in New York.
The attorney said he has limited information about the New York homicide case, but acknowledged that Mangione is “accused of some serious issues.” He added that Mangione is “taking it as well as he can.”
A view of the exterior of SCI Huntingdon, where Luigi Mangione, 26, is being held as a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomas on December 10, 2024 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
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Mangione’s defense was given 14 days on Tuesday to file a formal appeal against extradition. The suspect was bound at the waist and ankles during the arraignment at the Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
The judge ordered Mangione held without bail and returned to the State Correctional Institution in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, where he is being held. listed as a prisoner QQ7787.
ABC News’ Peter Charalambous and Josh Margolin contributed to this report.
