NEW YORK (WABC) – The suspect charged in the fatal shooting of a health insurance executive on a busy midtown Manhattan street will be brought to New York Thursday morning for hearings on related criminal charges in Pennsylvania and efforts to have him extradited.
The Pennsylvania judge must accept the waiver or hold a scheduled hearing immediately following a separate hearing on the local charges Mangione faces.
Assuming the extradition papers are in order, the NYPD would transport Mangione from Pennsylvania to New York.
Weather permitting, the NYPD would fly Mangione to New York and deliver him directly to court to be charged and processed. He would then be arraigned late Thursday afternoon before the judge assigned to his case.
Kemberly Richardson has the latest on the CEO murder as Luigi Mangione is expected to waive extradition.
“I am ready to bring him back and ensure justice is served for someone who had the audacity to gun down every New Yorker, no matter what title they hold,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Bragg announced Tuesday that Mangione has been charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism. He is also charged with: two counts of second-degree murder, one of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism; two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; four counts of third-degree possession of a weapon; one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree; and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
The killing in the heart of midtown Manhattan was “intended to provoke terror,” Bragg said at a news conference.
“This was a frightening, well-planned and targeted murder,” Bragg said. “This type of intentional, targeted gun violence cannot and will not be tolerated, and my office has worked day after day to bring the defendant to justice.”
In addition to the 11-count indictment secured by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Mangione is expected to face a federal indictment from the Southern District of New York, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
“The federal government’s reported decision to pursue an already inflated first-degree murder and state terrorism case is highly unusual and raises serious constitutional and statutory double jeopardy concerns,” Mangione’s attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, said in a statement. “We stand ready to fight these allegations in any court in which they are made.”
Both the SDNY and the FBI's New York field office declined to comment.
Federal charges could result in Mangione facing the death penalty. If convicted on the state charges, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
Mangione was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 after nearly a week on the run.
When Mangione was arrested, he was in possession of a 9mm handgun with a 3D-printed casing, a homemade silencer, two ammunition magazines and live cartridges, prosecutors said.
Thompson's murder sparked anger online at the health insurance industry. Many people online celebrated the suspect and some donated to a defense fund for Mangione.
Protesters in support of Mangione gathered at the Zigfield Ballroom on Tuesday evening before a CEO summit.
Authorities say this type of behavior is not only unacceptable, but can also embolden and embolden others.
“Let me be clear: Mangione did nothing heroic. This was a senseless act of violence. It was a cold and calculated crime that stole a life and put New Yorkers in danger. We do not celebrate murders, and “We do not glorify the killing of anyone,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
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Mangione hired Karen Friedman Agnifilo as his lawyer in New York. She was a 25-year veteran of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and its deputy for eight years.
His court date in Pennsylvania is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday.
Aaron Katersky has the latest on the charges against Luigi Mangione in the CEO murder case.
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Lucy Yang has a detailed account of the events leading to Mangione's arrest on Monday.
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Information from ABC News and Associated Press
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