Luigi Mangione says he isn’t responsible of slaying Unitedhealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — he entered not responsible pleas Monday morning in New York State courtroom.
Mangione pleaded not responsible to 11 state costs … together with first-degree homicide, 2nd-degree homicide as crime of terrorism and a number of weapons costs.
The 26-year-old Ivy League grad was dressed like a university preppie — a maroon sweater over a white collared shirt and khaki pants — as he stood earlier than the decide together with his attorneys Karen and Marc Agnifilo.
Mangione faces the potential for life in jail with out parole if convicted for murdering Thompson final month as he entered the midtown Hilton lodge.
This was Mangione’s 2nd time coming into not responsible pleas — he appeared in federal court final week to face costs that would lead to him getting the demise penalty, if convicted.
As for which trial goes first — formally, the feds and the Manhattan D.A.’s Workplace are saying the state’s case will take priority.
Mangione’s alleged homicide of Thompson set off a days-long manhunt after he fled the crime scene by bicycle, and made it out of NY altogether.
He was arrested x-days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania when an worker known as cops, after a patron acknowledged him within the restaurant from extensively distributed suspect images.
Throughout their investigation, cops found a diary they are saying belongs to Luigi … which exhibits he seemingly deliberate this assault for a very long time — and likewise pointed to Luigi’s mistrust of the American company system.
He is at present being held in MDC Brooklyn — the infamous jail the place Diddy is locked up — whereas he awaits trial.
Mangione’s lead legal professional Karen Friedman Agnifilo declined to remark after his federal courtroom look, and she or he was additionally tight-lipped Monday as she entered courtroom for the arraignment.
