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The man the authorities say killed UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive is accused of crimes in Pennsylvania and New York, including first-degree murder, which is a terrorism charge.
Dec. 18, 2024, 2:36 p.m. ET
Luigi Mangione, the man arrested in the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, has been charged with crimes in both New York and Pennsylvania, including a terrorism count.
Mr. Mangione faces three murder charges in the killing of the executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan: the first-degree murder charge that brands him as a terrorist and two variations of second-degree murder.
It is common for prosecutors to file several charges for one crime, to ensure “that they’re covering all their bases,” said Anna Cominsky, director of the criminal defense clinic at New York Law School.
If convicted on the highest charge, Mr. Mangione, 26, faces life in prison without parole. He is scheduled to return on Thursday to a courthouse in Pennsylvania for two hearings, including one on the gun and forgery charges he faces there and another on efforts to extradite him to New York.
Mr. Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pa., after a customer at a McDonald’s recognized him and tipped off an employee, who then alerted law enforcement.
His arrest came after a dayslong manhunt that captivated Americans, many of whom expressed frustration with health insurance companies. Some people rooted for the gunman and said they hoped he would not be captured.
