Luigi Mangione will be confronted with the death penalty if they are convicted of the murder of the Brian Thompson of the Unitedhealthcare CEO, attorney -general Pam Bondi promised Tuesday.
Bondi said in a statement that her office would insist on the ultimate punishment, in which he would describe the murder of Thompson in December as 'premeditation and cold -blooded'.
“After a careful consideration, I instructed federal prosecutors to look for the death penalty in this case while we perform President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime and make America safe again,” Bondi said.
Mangione remains behind the bars in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, and is housed in the same unit as other famous faces, including Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Sam Bankman baked.
He is being charged in the federal court, which allows officers of justice to look for the death penalty as it is forbidden in New York, where Mangione reportedly shot Thompson and killed outside a hotel in Manhattan on December 4.
Mangione received an outpouring of support after his arrest when morbid fans expressed their anger with the health care system, and Bondi said in her statement that she believes that Thompson's murder was “an act of political violence.”
“Mangione's actions related to substantial planning and premeditated Rade and because the murder took place in public with bystanders in the area, may have a serious risk of death based on extra people,” Bondi said.
It comes days after DailyMail.com has obtained judicial data that showed how Mangione responded to his arrest in a restaurant of Pennsylvania McDonald's eight days after the murder of Thompson.
Luigi Mangione will face the death penalty if they are convicted of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement that her office would insist on the death penalty against Mangione, who described Thompson's death in December as a 'premeditated, cold-blooded murder'
The court registers in detail how Mangione gained concern for the employee of McDonald's who called 911 on him in the midst of a national manhunt for Thompson's Killer.
“They don't go out of McDonald's information outside of it, are they not?” Mangione said according to judicial documents.
“It would not be good for her. Many people will be upset, I was arrested. '
Immediately after his arrest on the Fastfood -Joint of Pennsylvania on December 9, 2024 MANGIONE apologized for 'the discomfort of the day', according to judicial documents obtained by DailyMail.com.
The 'first words from the mouth of Mr. Mangione [were] The documents explained an apology and a concern for the McDonald's employee who apparently receives threats.
Mangione was accused of being responsible for 'intimidation, declaration and death threats', for certain people, including the McDonalds employee who reported him.
“There is simply no evidence that Mr Mangione is responsible for one of these threats, directly, indirectly or in any way,” said the legal defense of Mangione in a letter to Judge Gregory Carro, according to judicial archives.
'Mr. Mangione has been nothing but cooperative, peaceful and has shown concern for others, “his counsel went on. “This is the opposite of someone trying to terrorize someone or want damage or violence to someone.”
Mangione seen during his dramatic Perp-Walk in New York City after his arrest
When Mangione was arrested, he was reportedly found with a 9 millimeter and silencer's gun, clothing that corresponded to the clothing worn by the shooter in security images of Thompson's murder (photo)
Mangione is accused of shooting the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (photo) Outside a hotel in New York City on December 4, 2024
Mangione is confronted with a whole series of charges in the Big Apple and is also confronted with lesser accusations of false identification and weapon costs in Pennsylvania.
He will stand in New York for the murder of Thompson, and have brought his hearings for the trial followers.
In anticipation of his trial, Mangione's lawyer Karen Agnifilo argued that the police were leaking writings they said, the now 26-year-old belonged to them a 'manifesto' designated-valor fear spread in an attempt to justify the terrorism of public prosecutors.
The writings were released shortly after Mangione was arrested in a Pennsylvania McDonald's after a five -day search for the masked man who brought Brian Thompson outside a hotel in New York City.
He was reportedly found with a gun and sound of 9 millimeters, clothing that corresponded to the clothing that was carried by the shooter in security images, and a notebook that, according to the court requests, describes an intention to 'store' an insurance company CEO.
But Agnifilo now says that there is 'absolutely no evidence' to suggest that her client wrote the so -called manifesto when she called for prosecutors to share the message.
