Lawyer: Mangione Contests Extradition To New York

The New York Times reports:

A suspect charged with murder in New York in the assassination of the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare in Midtown Manhattan will fight extradition to New York to face murder charges, potentially keeping him in custody in Pennsylvania for weeks. “He is contesting it,” said his lawyer, Thomas Dickey. The suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged late Monday in Manhattan with second-degree murder, forgery and three gun charges.

The suspect saw the killing as a “symbolic takedown,” according to an NYPD internal report that detailed parts of a three-page manifesto found with him at the time of his arrest. In New York, the internal police report said his manifesto also indicated that he saw the killing as a direct challenge to the health care industry’s “alleged corruption and ‘power games.’” “Frankly these parasites simply had it coming,” the manifesto was quoted as saying.

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Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, arrives for an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Matthew Hatcher pic.twitter.com/IofT9P6z67

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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, is fighting extradition to New York. He shouted at cameras going into court. https://t.co/HDFsFPHPbI

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 10, 2024

Mangione is contesting his extradition from Pennsylvania to New York, where he faces murder charges.https://t.co/zP5oONlFfH

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