A grinning Luigi Mangione appeared to yuk it up in a Manhattan courtroom Monday as he entered a plea in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
"The target is insurance because 'it checks every box,'" read a passage from a notebook, which was dated Aug. 15, that authorities found with Luigi Mangione, according to the court papers.
Luigi Mangione arrived via helicopter in New York City on Thursday after being extradited from Pennsylvania. Prosecutors have charged Mangione with murder, terrorism, and stalking in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The charges carry the possibility of the death penalty. His extradition to NYC was quite the spectacle.
Tisch, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the unsealing today of a Complaint charging LUIGI NICHOLAS MANGIONE in connection with the December 4, 2024, murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan.
The city's police department earlier this month said crime was down year-over-year, including on the city's transit system.
A grand jury in New York has indicted Luigi Mangione on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as an act of terrorism. Mangione has been in jail since his arrest.
The NYPD made a dramatic show of force as they escorted murder suspect Luigi Mangione through New York City, with armed guards and Mayor Eric Adams in attendance. The spectacle sparked an internet backlash,
Luigi Mangione will be escorted from Pennsylvania to face murder charges in New York for the death of CEO Brian Thompson.
The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson has appeared in a Pennsylvania court for a hearing on a request by New York to extradite him to Manhattan to face murder charges.