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Luigi Mangione, the fishy accused of fatally shooting healthcare security CEO Brian Thompson, was extradited to New York connected Thursday for a proceeding implicit caller national charges against him.
Wearing a bluish sweater and khaki pants, Mr Mangione arrived successful a national courtroom successful New York connected Thursday day with his feet shackled unneurotic and his hands freed.
During a 15-minute hearing, a justice work retired large the 4 national charges against him, including execution done a firearm, which opens up the anticipation of the decease penalty.
The 26-year-old volition stay down bars; his lawyers said during the proceeding that they would not yet contiguous an exertion for bail.
The proceedings came aft a proceeding earlier Thursday successful Pennsylvania to sermon Mr Mangione's extradition backmost to New York wherever the shooting occurred. He appeared shackled successful an orangish jumpsuit, and afterwards was taken by level to an airdrome connected Long Island, New York, past by chopper to Manhattan.
Mr Mangione was arrested astatine a McDonald's successful Altoona, Pennsylvania, 5 days aft Mr Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was changeable and killed. He was recovered with a fake ID and alleged "ghost gun", constabulary person said.
During the New York proceeding connected Thursday, Mr Mangione sat betwixt his 2 lawyers - Karen Friedman Agnifilo, and her husband, Mark Agnifilo, who besides is representing rapper Sean "Diddy Combs" successful his enactment trafficking case.
Mr Mangione nodded on during the proceeding arsenic New York Magistrate Judge Katherine Parker work him his rights, including the close to stay silent.
She besides work the charges against him: 2 counts of stalking, a firearms offense, and execution done usage of a firearm.
The proceedings were mostly standard, but Mr Mangione's lawyer, Ms Agnifilo, who appeared successful the courtroom connected crutches, asked prosecutors to clarify however galore cases Mr Mangione would face.
He already was indicted connected authorities charges successful New York, including first-degree execution successful furtherance of terrorism, and present besides faces national charges.
Ms Agnifilo told the tribunal that the overlapping cases - and a execution complaint against Mangione that makes him eligible for the decease punishment - were "confusing" and "highly unusual".
"I've ne'er seen thing similar what is happening here" successful 30 years of practicing law, she said.
Mr Mangione's proceeding was packed with reporters, members of the nationalist and tribunal staff. Several radical extracurricular protested successful enactment of him, holding a motion saying: "Luigi freed us".
The level of extortion being provided to Mr Mangione is equivalent to what visiting diplomats and dignitaries typically person erstwhile they sojourn New York, Felipe Rodriguez, a erstwhile detective sergeant who served connected the NYPD for 21 years, told the BBC.
Mr Rodriguez, who present teaches astatine the John Jay College of Criminal Justice successful New York City, said Mangione was receiving "extreme protective enforcement protection" – oregon what officers determination simply telephone "protecting the package".
New York prosecutors began to stock grounds successful their lawsuit against Mr Mangione with a expansive assemblage past week.
The grounds against Mr Mangione includes a affirmative lucifer of his fingerprints with those discovered astatine the transgression scene, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
According to New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the fishy arrived successful New York City connected 24 November, staying successful a Manhattan hostel portion utilizing a fake ID earlier carrying retired the onslaught against Mr Thompson 10 days later.
In summation to the shade weapon - a weapon assembled from untraceable parts - and fake ID, a passport and a handwritten papers indicating "motivation and mindset" besides were recovered connected Mr Mangione erstwhile helium was arrested, constabulary said.
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