Luigi Mangione Waives Extradition, Will Be Transferred to N.Y.C. on Thursday as Video Shows Him Before Court

12/19/2024 11:09 AM

Luigi Mangione is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 in New York City

Luigi Mangione, the suspected murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, waived his extradition during a court appearance on Thursday, Dec. 19, paving the way for him to be transferred into custody in New York City later in the day.

Mangione, wearing an orange jumpsuit with a maroon shirt underneath, appeared calm in court and spoke minimally. Outside the courthouse were protesters sympathetic to Mangione, many of whom held "Free Luigi signs."

After his court appearance, he was transferred into the custody of New York City police.

A video shows Luigi Mangione being taken into court in Pennsylvania for two back-to-back court appearances: The first apperance addressed the gun charges he faces in Pennsylvania and the second addressed his extradition.

Mangione is accused of killing Thompson on Dec. 4 in Midtown Manhattan. He allegedly fled the scene and was at large until his Dec. 9 arrest in Altoona, Pa., at a McDonald's, when he was recognized and a restaurant employee called 911.

In Pennsylvania, Mangione faces charges including carrying a gun without a license, forgery, falsely identifying himself to the authorities and possessing "instruments of crime," according to a criminal complaint.

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In New York, Mangione faces a first-degree murder charge that alleges he's a terrorist and two second-degree murder charges, as well as weapons charges. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in announcing the charges, said Mangione's "intent was to sow terror."

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Police have said Mangione had a "ghost gun" on him that matched the shell casings found at the crime scene. They also say he had fake IDs on him along with a "manifesto" railing against the health care industry in which he allegedly wrote, "These parasites had it coming."

Mangione had cut off contact with family and friends for six months prior to the killing, and his mother filed a missing person report with the San Francisco Police Department in November.

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During a Tuesday press conference announcing the New York charges against Mangione, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny confirmed the missing person report filed by Mangione's mother, Kathleen, in November. After that, when still still images from surveillance footage circulated, police in San Francisco notified the NYPD that the person in the photos resembled Mangione.

Subsequently, according to Kenny, FBI and NYPD personnel reached out to Mangione's mom on Dec. 7.

"They had a conversation where she didn't indicate that it was her son in the photograph," Kenny said. "But she said it might be something that she could see him doing."