The suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer was extradited to New York on Thursday morning
Luigi Mangione is now facing federal charges in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Filed Thursday by the Southern District of New York upon his extradition to Manhattan, Mangione faces a count of murder through the use of a firearm, two stalking charges, and a fourth firearms offense, CNN reports.
“[He] knowingly used and carried a firearm, and in furtherance of such crimes, possessed a firearm, and … caused the death of a person through the use of a firearm,” read the murder count.
The pair of stalking charges mention Mangione allegedly traveling in interstate commerce and using interstate facilities to “place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, and intimidate another person.” The firearms count listed his alleged use of a firearm silencer and muffler on the weapon.
The new federal update filed by FBI special agent Gary Cobb comes after he waived his extradition to face charges in New York City, where Thompson’s murder occurred. Earlier Thursday, Mangione agreed to waive extradition to face the New York indictment against him, which includes first- and second-degree murder charges as well as one count of “act of terrorism.” Mangione is now in New York.
Mangione had spent time behind bars in Pennsylvania as investigators built a grand jury case in New York. Mangione has also been charged in New York with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and a count of criminal possession of a forged instrument. Police believe the gun Mangione allegedly used to shoot Thompson multiple times was a “ghost gun” capable of firing a 9 mm round, New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Monday.
After allegedly fleeing New York, Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where officers responded to a report of a “suspicious male” who looked like the person being sought in the New York shooting. Pennsylvania authorities charged him with carrying firearms without a license, possessing instruments of a crime, falsely identifying himself to law enforcement, tampering with records or identification, and forgery.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
