Luigi Mangione Waives Extradition—Will Be Transferred To New York
Key Facts
Mangione formally waived extradition during an appearance at the Blair County courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, according to CNN.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday that Mangione was charged with one count of first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism, two counts of second-degree murder, including one as killing as an act of terrorism, and multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
He faces several other charges in Pennsylvania, including forgery, carrying firearms without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of a crime and providing false identification to law enforcement.
Mangione appeared for an initial hearing on the charges he faces before an extradition hearing, during which a second judge ruled on Mangione’s next steps to return to New York.
Karen Agnifilo, Mangione’s attorney, told CNN they would not fight his extradition and allow him to be transferred from Pennsylvania to New York, confirming a similar statement from Bragg, who said there were indications Mangione would waive his extradition in a reversal from his defense’s earlier strategy.
What To Watch For
Federal charges against Mangione will likely be unsealed as he is expected to appear in a New York federal court later Thursday, CNN reported. The charges could make Mangione, who faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted on state charges, eligible for the death penalty. In a statement to ABC News, Agnifilo called the possible federal charges “highly unusual” because they raise “serious constitutional and statutory double jeopardy concerns.”
Surprising Fact
When entering for an earlier extradition hearing on Dec. 10, Mangione could be heard shouting: “It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience!” Mangione’s lawyer, Thomas Dickey, said the outburst was the result of Mangione being “irritated, agitated about what’s happening to him and what he’s being accused of.”
Key Background
Mangione was arrested shortly after he was recognized in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where police said they found him with fraudulent IDs and a firearm and suppressor similar to what was used to kill Thompson in New York City days earlier. Thompson was shot outside of the New York Hilton Midtown on Dec. 4, and the suspect—who was unidentified at the time—subsequently fled the area on foot and on an electric bike. Before Mangione’s arrest, police said the shooting was a “brazen targeted attack” and believed the suspect had left the city. Mangione’s mother reported him missing in November, though people close to the Magione family told the Wall Street Journal that he had gone “off the grid six months to a year ago” and had cut communication with those close to him. His attorney previously said Mangione would plead not guilty to all charges.
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