Luigi Mangione remains in custody at a Pennsylvania state prison.
Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is almost certain to waive extradition from Pennsylvania, sources say., is almost certain to waive extradition from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested a week ago, sources told ABC News.
He could waive extradition to New York as early as Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Friday.Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 9 after nearly one week on the run. He's accused of gunning down Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4 as the CEO headed to an investors conference."Just a cold-blooded, horrible killing," President-elect Donald Trump said at a news conference Monday.
Thompson's murder ignited online anger at the health insurance industry. Many people online have celebrated the suspect and some have donated to a defense fund for Mangione."It seems that there's a certain appetite for him. I don't get it," Trump added. Sources said writings police seized from Mangione suggest he was fixated on UnitedHealthcare for months and gradually developed a plan to kill the CEO.Among the writings recovered from Mangione was a passage that allegedly said, "What do you do? You whack the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention," according to law enforcement officials.In Pennsylvania, Mangione faces charges including allegedly possessing an untraceable ghost gun.
FBI agents and NYPD detectives spoke to Mangione's mother the day before his Dec. 9 arrest after San Francisco police
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