The suspect within the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson plans to problem his extradition from Pennsylvania to New York, the place he faces a cost of second-degree homicide in reference to final week’s high-profile deadly capturing.
The suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested on Monday and charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly possessing an untraceable “ghost” gun.”
“He has constitutional rights and that is what he is doing” in difficult the interstate switch, his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, informed reporters in Pennsylvania.
An individual walks outdoors Blair County Courtroom Home, the place Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect within the New York Metropolis killing of UnitedHealth govt Brian Thompson, attends an extradition listening to in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10, 2024.
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He additionally plans to plead not responsible to the costs filed towards him in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Dickey mentioned. A Pennsylvania decide ordered Mangione, 26, held with out bail on Tuesday.
The Manhattan District Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned it’ll search a governor’s warrant to attempt to drive Mangione’s extradition. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul mentioned in a press release that she’ll signal a request for the governor’s warrant “to make sure this particular person is tried and held accountable.”
Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect within the New York Metropolis killing of UnitedHealthcare govt Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition listening to at Blair County Courtroom Home in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10, 2024.
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Dickey mentioned he anticipates that Mangione would plead not responsible to the second-degree homicide cost in New York.
The lawyer mentioned he has restricted details about the information of the New York homicide case however he conceded Mangione is “accused of some severe issues.” He added that Mangione is “taking it in addition to he can.”
A view of the outside of SCI Huntingdon the place Luigi Mangione, 26, is being held after being apprehended as a suspect within the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomas in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10, 2024.
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Mangione’s protection was on Tuesday given 14 days to file a proper problem to the extradition. The suspect was shackled on the waist and ankles throughout the listening to at Blair County Courtroom Home in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
The decide ordered Mangione held with out bail, returning him to the State Correctional Establishment in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, the place he is listed as inmate QQ7787.
ABC Information’ Peter Charalambous and Josh Margolin contributed to this report.
