HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. –Luigi Mangione, charged in the early December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompsoncould be back in New York sooner rather than later.
An attorney for Mangione told CBS News New York on Wednesday that he will waive extradition during his hearing in Pennsylvania on Thursday morning.
Law enforcement sources say New York City Police detectives will be present at the 8:30 a.m. court hearing to ensure that Mangione is then transported directly to central booking at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where he will be photographed for a hearing that will likely take place. happens late Thursday or early Friday.
“If he waives extradition, it should be quite soon,” said Anna Cominsky, a professor at New York Law School. “The idea is we want to get him here to answer the charges that are pending here in New York, so within a day or two.”
Cominsky was asked what the benefit would be if Mangione waived extradition on Thursday.
‘The advantage is that he starts his business in New York. We already know that Pennsylvania has said they won’t move forward with their case until the New York case is concluded, so this means that once he gets here, he can actually start. be charged and the case can begin regarding his charges in New York,” she said.
If Mangione were to contest his extradition for any reason, a spokesperson said New York Governor Kathy Hochul would quickly sign a special order that could bring him back to New York City within days or weeks.
“I am prepared to bring him back here and ensure that justice is served for anyone who had the audacity to shoot any New Yorker.” I don’t care what their title is. Taking that brazen action on our streets must result in serious consequences,” Hochul said.
CBS News New York has learned new details about Mangione’s communications at the Pennsylvania prison where he is being held. The 26-year-old suspect has since received 40 emails and 53 pieces of mail his arrest last week at an Altoona McDonald’sand has had 158 deposits in his commissary account. He also had three visitors. Not from family, but rather from his three attorneys, including Manhattan prosecutor-turned-lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo.
Luigi Mangione charged with murder and terrorism
Mangione was charged Tuesday with 11 chargesincluding premeditated murder in furtherance of terrorism, in the brazen murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month.
“This was a murder designed to incite terror, and we saw that response,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday.
“This was a frightening, well-planned, targeted killing designed to cause shock, attention and intimidation,” Bragg continued. “It happened in one of the most vibrant parts of our city, threatening the safety of local residents as well as tourists, commuters and business people just starting their day.”
The indictment also confirmed the the words “deny” and “depose” were written on shell casings found on site, and One of the bullets was marked “delay.”a clear nod to the ‘three D’s of insurance’, a phase used by critics of the sector.
“We really need to see more as to why the prosecution believes they have evidence to support the terrorism charge.” Why do they believe that the intention was not only to kill an individual, but also to terrorize? others, to create fear in others, which is necessary to substantiate that,” Cominsky said.
‘We do not celebrate murders’
The NYPD noted what appears to be a wave of online support from people for Mangione expressing anger towards the healthcare sectortogether with serious online threats since Thompson’s murder.
“There is no heroism in what Mangione did. This was a senseless act of violence, it was a cold and calculated crime that stole a life and endangered New Yorkers.” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
“We do not celebrate murder or condone the killing of anyone, and any attempt to rationalize it is despicable, reckless and insulting to our deeply held principles of justice,” Tisch added.
