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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering healthcare CEO | Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering healthcare CEO |
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Watch: Luigi Mangione is arraigned in New York | Watch: Luigi Mangione is arraigned in New York |
The suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson has pleaded not guilty to New York state murder and terrorism charges. | The suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson has pleaded not guilty to New York state murder and terrorism charges. |
Luigi Mangione, 26, appeared in court on Monday to be arraigned on 11 state criminal counts, including murder a crime of terrorism. | Luigi Mangione, 26, appeared in court on Monday to be arraigned on 11 state criminal counts, including murder a crime of terrorism. |
As well as the state-level charges, he is also accused of federal (national-level) stalking and murder offences that could lead to a death penalty sentence. | |
Prosecutors allege that Mr Mangione shot Mr Thompson in central Manhattan before going on the run. Authorities later arrested him at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. | Prosecutors allege that Mr Mangione shot Mr Thompson in central Manhattan before going on the run. Authorities later arrested him at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. |
Mr Mangione appeared in court on Monday wearing a maroon sweater, white-collared shirt and khaki pants. | Mr Mangione appeared in court on Monday wearing a maroon sweater, white-collared shirt and khaki pants. |
In addition to a long stream of journalists waiting for the suspect to appear, members of the public - almost all of them young women - were in court, some of whom told CBS, the BBC's US partner, that they were there to show their support. | In addition to a long stream of journalists waiting for the suspect to appear, members of the public - almost all of them young women - were in court, some of whom told CBS, the BBC's US partner, that they were there to show their support. |
Mr Mangione is facing 11 state criminal counts in New York, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism. | Mr Mangione is facing 11 state criminal counts in New York, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism. |
If convicted of all the counts, he would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. | If convicted of all the counts, he would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. |
Federal prosecutors have also separately charged Mr Mangione for using a firearm to commit murder and interstate stalking resulting in death. Both charges could make him eligible for the death penalty. | Federal prosecutors have also separately charged Mr Mangione for using a firearm to commit murder and interstate stalking resulting in death. Both charges could make him eligible for the death penalty. |
He has yet to enter a plea on those charges. | He has yet to enter a plea on those charges. |
Prosecutors have said the federal and state cases will move forward parallel with one another. | Prosecutors have said the federal and state cases will move forward parallel with one another. |
In court last week, Mr Mangione's lawyer - Karen Friedman Agnifilo - said that the two sets of charges appear to conflict, with the state charges accusing him of seeking to "intimidate or coerce a civilian population" while the federal charges focus on crimes against an individual. | In court last week, Mr Mangione's lawyer - Karen Friedman Agnifilo - said that the two sets of charges appear to conflict, with the state charges accusing him of seeking to "intimidate or coerce a civilian population" while the federal charges focus on crimes against an individual. |
Ms Agnifilo said that the overlapping cases were "confusing" and "highly unusual". | Ms Agnifilo said that the overlapping cases were "confusing" and "highly unusual". |
"I've never seen anything like what is happening here" in 30 years of practicing law, she said. | "I've never seen anything like what is happening here" in 30 years of practicing law, she said. |
In court on Monday, she further told the judge that she believed that statements from government officials - including New York City Mayor Eric Adams - make her "very concerned about my client's right to a fair trial". | In court on Monday, she further told the judge that she believed that statements from government officials - including New York City Mayor Eric Adams - make her "very concerned about my client's right to a fair trial". |
"This is a young man," she said. "He is being treated like a human ping-pong ball between two warring jurisdictions here." | |
She also accused state and federal authorities of treating Mr Mangione like "political fodder" and a "spectacle" by bringing back to New York by helicopter, surrounded by officials and armed guards, in full view of cameras and journalists. | |
The judge, Gregory Carro, said that he is unable to control what happens outside court, but vowed that Mr Mangione would receive a fair trial. | The judge, Gregory Carro, said that he is unable to control what happens outside court, but vowed that Mr Mangione would receive a fair trial. |
In response, the state's prosecutor said that he had never seen a case with a "higher volume" of quality evidence. | |
Watch: US Homeland Security Secretary condemns 'alarming' CEO murder suspect rhetoric | |
The suspect is currently in federal custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Brooklyn after being returned to New York amid heavy security last week. | The suspect is currently in federal custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Brooklyn after being returned to New York amid heavy security last week. |
Authorities believe that Mr Mangione carried out a targeted killing of Mr Thompson, pointing to evidence that he was angry at the US healthcare industry. | Authorities believe that Mr Mangione carried out a targeted killing of Mr Thompson, pointing to evidence that he was angry at the US healthcare industry. |
The federal complaint notes that a notebook found in Mr Mangione's possession expressed "hostility towards the health insurance industry and wealthy executives in particular." | The federal complaint notes that a notebook found in Mr Mangione's possession expressed "hostility towards the health insurance industry and wealthy executives in particular." |
Some on social media praised Mr Mangione's alleged crimes, often sharing their own anger at the US private healthcare system. | Some on social media praised Mr Mangione's alleged crimes, often sharing their own anger at the US private healthcare system. |
Speaking to CBS, the BBC's US partner, on Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the online rhetoric has been "extraordinarily alarming". | Speaking to CBS, the BBC's US partner, on Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the online rhetoric has been "extraordinarily alarming". |
"It speaks of what is really bubbling here in this country," he said. "And unfortunately we see that manifested in violence, the domestic violent extremism that exists." | "It speaks of what is really bubbling here in this country," he said. "And unfortunately we see that manifested in violence, the domestic violent extremism that exists." |