Luigi Mangione Returns to New York to Face Federal Murder Charges that Could Carry Death Penalty…see more

Luigi Mangione returned to New York in shackles on Thursday, Dec. 19, to face murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson that could lead to the death penalty.

He was taken to the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan after arriving in New York at the Wall Street heliport in a helicopter, with cuffs binding both his arms and legs.

He was transported to a van by heavily-armed police and federal agents, as well as New York Mayor Eric Adams. The accused killer had waived his right to an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania earlier in the day and was placed in custody of the New York City Police Department, who took him back to Manhattan.

Mangione pleaded not guilty to the charges in Pennsylvania but not has not yet entered a plea in New York. It was not immediately clear where he would be housed.

The complaint contains new details about a notebook found on Mangione’s person, which prosecutors allege show he was planning the attack at least since August — and perhaps long before that, as the Aug.15 entry expresses joy at having “procrastinated” on the plot to “learn more” about the company he was targeting, which is not named in the filing