Hollidaysburg, PA. –Luigi Mangione, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson charged with murder in early DecemberMight come back to New York sooner rather than later.
An attorney for Mangione told CBS News New York on Wednesday that he will waive extradition at 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 proceeding to ensure that Mangione is taken directly to central booking at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where he will be held before his arraignment hearing. Photographs will be taken. Will happen either late Thursday night or early Friday.
“If he waives extradition, it should be fairly quickly,” said Anna Kominsky, a professor at New York Law School. “The idea is that we want to be able to bring him here to answer to the charges pending in New York, so in a day or two maximum.”
Kominsky was asked Thursday what benefit would come from waiving Mangione's extradition.
“The advantage is that he's got a chance to start his New York case. We already know that Pennsylvania has said that they will not move forward with their case until the New York case is completed, and so that means “It's that once he gets here, he can actually be prosecuted and the case can begin in relation to his New York charges,” she said.
If for any reason Mangione contests his extradition, a spokeswoman said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul would immediately sign a special warrant that could bring him back to New York City within days or weeks.
“I'm ready to bring him back here and make sure that anyone who has the audacity to shoot any New Yorker is brought to justice. I don't care what their title is. This brazen action on our streets will certainly 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 mails He was arrested at an Altoona McDonald's last weekAnd 158 are deposited in his commissioner account. His three guests have also arrived. Not from the family, but from their three lawyers, including Manhattan prosecutor turned defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo.
Luigi Mangione charged with murder, terrorism
Mangione was Indicted on 11 charges on TuesdayIncluding first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism The brutal murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month.,
“This was a murder, it was intended to cause terror and we have seen that reaction,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday.
Bragg added, “This was a horrific, well-planned, targeted murder intended to shock, distract and intimidate.” “This happened in one of the busiest parts of our city, threatening the safety of local residents and tourists, commuters and business people who were starting their day.”
This was also confirmed by the indictment The words “Reject” and “Delete” were written on the shell covers. found at the scene, and “Delay” was written on a tabletAn apparent allusion to the “three D's of insurance”, a term used by critics of the industry.
“We really need to look more at, why is it that the prosecutor believes they have evidence that supports a terrorism charge. Why is it that they believe it just takes one person The intent was not to kill but also to terrorize others, to instill fear in others, which is what's needed to authenticate it,” Kominsky said.
“We do not celebrate murders”
The NYPD marked a wave of online support for Mangione from the public. Expressing anger towards the health care industryTogether Serious online threats since Thompson's murder,
“There is no heroism in what Mangione did. It was a senseless act of violence, it was a cold and calculated crime that stole a life and put New Yorkers in danger.” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Said.
Tisch said, “We don't celebrate murders and we don't glorify murder, and any attempt to rationalize it is disgusting, reckless and insulting to our principles of justice.”
