Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Murder Charge

April 25, 2025 Crime, New York City

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports:

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to federal stalking and murder charges on Friday in connection with the Dec. 4 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The 26-year-old appeared in Manhattan federal court on Friday, sporting noticeably shorter hair and wearing mustard-colored prison garb over a thermal white shirt. He was seen chatting with his attorneys before Judge Margaret Garnett asked him to stand and make his plea.

Mangione only responded with one-word answers before entering his not guilty plea. If convicted, Mangione could be sentenced to death. Former U.S. Army analyst and whistleblower Chelsea Manning was among those in the packed courtroom.

The New York Post reports:

Diehard Luigi Mangione fans protested the feds’ death penalty case against their sick hero Friday — as he pleaded not guilty to the cold-blooded killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “Luigi is a fall guy,” declared April Smith, 49, who trekked from Long Island City wearing gold eyelashes, a yellow- and red-sequined shirt and fluffy Uggs to support Mangione.

Smith said she was motivated to attend her first ever court case after hearing Mangione could be sentenced to death, if convicted. “The death penalty is inhumane,” she said. “I am hoping he will find the right people to help him out of his situation.” Many protesters’ signs seen outside the courthouse also held the anti-health insurance company slogan, “Deny, Delay, Depose.”

There’s many more photos at the Post’s link.



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