Mangione, 26, is expected to be turned over to the NYPD by federal agents in the morning and brought into state court for his arraignment on murder charges.
The NYPD does not disseminate arrest photos unless we are attempting to locate an individual,” the department told VERIFY. Inconsistencies in the image point to AI.
Luigi Mangione is now expected to face federal chargers in connection with the killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in addition to state charges in New York and Pennsylvania, a Justice Department source confirms.
Luigi Mangione arrived via helicopter in New York City on Thursday after being extradited from Pennsylvania. Prosecutors have charged Mangione with murder, terrorism, and stalking in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The charges carry the possibility of the death penalty. His extradition to NYC was quite the spectacle.
A grinning Luigi Mangione appeared to yuk it up in a Manhattan courtroom Monday as he entered a plea in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a busy sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan, is expected to be arraigned early Monday morning in New York on state murder and terror charges.
"The target is insurance because 'it checks every box,'" read a passage from a notebook, which was dated Aug. 15, that authorities found with Luigi Mangione, according to the court papers.
The city's police department earlier this month said crime was down year-over-year, including on the city's transit system.
Luigi Mangione will be escorted from Pennsylvania to face murder charges in New York for the death of CEO Brian Thompson.
The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson has appeared in a Pennsylvania court for a hearing on a request by New York to extradite him to Manhattan to face murder charges.
Mangione was wearing a white-collared shirt underneath the sweater in addition to light grey slacks and orange shoes at the courthouse. While fans first thought his sweater was a $1,000 Maison Margiela sweater, it was later determined that Mangione was wearing the “washable Merino crewneck sweater” from Nordstrom.