"On Friday a federal judge dropped two of the four charges against Luigi Mangione the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson making his case no longer eligible for the death penalty. Mangione is accused of killing Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024 on a street in midtown Manhattan as he was walking to his hotel for UnitedHealth Group's annual investor conference."
"The charges of murder through use of a firearm (which made the case capital eligible) and a firearms offense were dropped, while two interstate stalking charges remain. If found guilty, the maximum sentence he now faces is life without the possibility of parole. The federal government has called the killing a "premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America." Federal prosecutors have thirty days to decide whether they will appeal."
A federal judge dismissed two of four federal charges against Luigi Mangione in the case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, eliminating capital-penalty eligibility. The shooting occurred Dec. 4, 2024 in midtown Manhattan as Thompson walked to his hotel during an investor conference. Ammunition allegedly bore the words "delay," "deny" and "depose." Two interstate stalking charges remain, carrying a maximum federal sentence of life without parole. Federal prosecutors have thirty days to consider an appeal. Separate New York State charges still include murder and weapons counts with penalties up to 15 years to life. Judge Garnett noted Supreme Court precedent was unclear and described the analysis as possibly "tortured and strange," while saying she applied the rule of law.
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