Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty in case of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
NEW YORK—Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty over charges of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, a federal judge ruled Friday.
U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed two counts in a federal indictment against Mangione, ruling that the government’s charge that Mangione stalked Thompson did not meet the legal definition of being a crime of violence, a requirement for death-penalty eligible charges.
Mangione, 27, a Baltimore native, has pleaded not guilty. He will still face charges in federal court of causing Thompson’s death while stalking him, and he faces the possibility of life in prison without parole.
Mangione is accused in federal and state cases of fatally shooting Thompson, a Minnesota father of two, on Dec. 4, 2024, outside the New York Midtown Hilton as he attempted to enter the building to attend a corporate investors conference.
He is expected to face trial in federal court in the fall. Prosecutors have requested a July trial in state court, but that date has not been set.
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