Location: Blair County Court, Pennsylvania.

• Mangione resisted police upon arrival, shouting, “This is an insult to the intelligence of the American people.”

2:20 p.m The judge entered at.

• Mangione, 26, only spoke twice, saying “I do” when sworn in and “Yes, sir” to the judge when asked if he understood his right to contest arrest.
• His attorney, Thomas Dickey, objected immediately:

the warrant of arrest, which he said he just received, didn’t mention the words “criminal homicide.”

• District Attorney Peter Weeks said

“it does”

• Judge Dave Consiglio overruled the objection.

His attorney, Thomas Dickey, stated Mangione would oppose extradition to New York, where the charges were filed.

Outcome:

• The judge denied bail.
• Prosecutors were granted 30 days to secure a warrant from New York Governor Kathy Hochul for his extradition.
• Mangione was given 14 days to appeal his detention.

Next Steps:

December 23, 2024: Mangione’s next court appearance is scheduled in Pennsylvania to review his detention and the extradition process.

Defense attorney Thomas Dickey speaks after Luigi Mangione’s appearance in a Pennsylvania courtroom.

Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel last week.

December 17, 2024

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., and New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced the indictment of LUIGI MANGIONE, 26, for the murder of 50-year-old United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of the Hilton Hotel in Midtown on December 4, 2024. MANGIONE is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count of Murder in the First Degree, in furtherance of terrorism; two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, one of which is charged as killing as an act of terrorism; two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree; four counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree; one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree; and one count of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.  Link

• On the morning of December 4th, MANGIONE left the Hostel at 5:34 a.m. and travelled to Midtown using an e-bike. 
•  Between 5:52 a.m. and 6:45 a.m., MANGIONE walked near and around the Hilton Hotel. 
• At approximately 6:15 a.m. he purchased a water bottle and granola bars at the Starbucks at 1290 6th Avenue. 
• Between approximately 6:38 a.m. and 6:44 a.m., MANGIONE stood against a wall on the north side of West 54th Street across from the Hilton, fully masked with his hood up. 
•  At 6:45 a.m., MANGIONE crossed the street to the Hilton Hotel and, armed with a 9-millimeter 3D-printed ghost gun equipped with a silencer, approached Mr. Thompson from behind and shot him once in the back and once in the leg. 
•  MANGIONE then fled northeast on 54th Street and took an e-bike uptown. 
• He eventually got into a taxi and was dropped off at West 178th Street and Amsterdam Avenue and then fled the state. 
•  Mr. Thompson was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:12 a.m. 
•  Two of the discharged shell casings had the words “DENY” and “DEPOSE” written on them, and the word “DELAY” was written on a bullet, all found at the scene. 
•  On December 9th, MANGIONE was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being spotted at a local McDonalds. When he was arrested, police recovered a 9-millimeter handgun with a 3D-printed receiver, two ammunition magazines, multiple live cartridges, a homemade silencer, and the fake New Jersey ID used at the hostel.

December 19, 2024:

• Luigi Mangione waived his extradition to New York and head there to face a first-degree murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.  Federal Indictment
  

December 23, 2024

• Luigi Mangione plead not guilty to murder and terror charges. 
• Court Hearing  Link