UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: Suspect Luigi Mangione faces new federal murder charges with his return to New York
The Hindu
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case flown back to New York to face federal charges.
The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York by helicopter on Thursday (December 19, 2024) to face new federal charges of murder and stalking, escalating the case after his earlier indictment on state charges.
Luigi Mangione agreed to go back to New York after a morning court appearance in Pennsylvania where he was arrested last week after five days on the run. He was expected in a Manhattan federal court in the afternoon.
After his Pennsylvania court appearance, he was immediately turned over to at least a dozen New York Police Department officers who were in the courtroom and quickly led him to a plane bound for Long Island. He then was taken away by helicopter to Manhattan.
The federal complaint unsealed Thursday charges him with two counts of stalking and one count each of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense. A courtroom had been set aside in a Manhattan federal courthouse for Mangione’s hearing.
Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks said on Thursday that he wanted to turn Mangione over to New York authorities as soon as possible.
“He is now in their custody. He will go forth with New York to await trial or prosecution for his homicide and related charges in New York," Weeks said.
The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate is accused of ambushing and shooting Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 outside a Manhattan hotel where the head of the United States’ largest medical insurance company was walking to an investor conference.
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