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NEW YORK (NewsNation) — The antheral accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is acceptable to beryllium arraigned Monday successful a New York City tribunal connected authorities execution and panic charges.
The Manhattan territory lawyer formally charged Luigi Mangione past week with aggregate counts of murder, including execution arsenic an enactment of terrorism.
His archetypal quality successful the New York State Supreme Court was preempted by national prosecutors bringing their ain charges over the shooting.
The national charges could transportation the anticipation of the decease penalty, portion the maximum condemnation for the authorities charges is beingness successful situation without parole. Prosecutors person said the 2 cases will proceed connected parallel tracks, with the authorities charges expected to spell to proceedings first.
The territory attorney's bureau told NewsNation that it's moving with national authorities to coordinate Monday's arraignment, but has not yet confirmed a specified clip for Mangione's tribunal appearance.
CEO killing 'intended to evoke terror': DA Alvin Bragg
Mangione is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as helium was walking to an capitalist league successful midtown Manhattan connected Dec 4.
He was arrested successful Pennsylvania aft a five-day hunt and was extradited to New York City connected Thursday.
On Tuesday, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced Mangione is present being indicted connected 1 number of first-degree execution successful the furtherance of terrorism, arguing the sidesplitting "was intended to evoke terror."
Mangione's defense questions fed charges
Meanwhile, Mangione’s defence squad appears taken aback by the national charges, which were introduced precocious past week.
Federal investigators argue Mangione meticulously planned the murder, alleging the 26-year-old expressed hostility toward the security manufacture and affluent executives.
Karen Friedman Agnifilo, an lawyer for Mangione, has accused national and authorities prosecutors of advancing conflicting ineligible theories. In national tribunal past week, she called their attack “very confusing” and “highly unusual.”
Prosecutors person said some cases volition beryllium worked connected simultaneously, with the authorities charges expected to spell to proceedings first.
Mangione is acceptable to instrumentality to tribunal adjacent period for the national charges, which could transportation the decease penalty.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
