Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO, made his first appearance Thursday in Manhattan federal court after facing federal murder charges in the death of Brian Thompson.
He entered the courtroom in street clothes, tan khakis and a black quarter-zip sweater over a white shirt. Although he was not handcuffed, the sound of his shackles being removed could be heard in the courtroom.
Mr. Mangione sat quietly among his lawyers as Judge Katherine Parker read him his rights and then read out the charges, which included murder with a firearm, two counts of stalking and one count of possession of a firearm.
She asked if he understood what he was being accused of and Mangione said, “Yes.”
Mr. Mangione's lead attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who arrived moments earlier outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse and was walking with the aid of crutches, told the court that she was blindsided by the spate of new federal charges. Ta.
Federal prosecutors requested that Mr. Mangione be detained, and Mr. Parker agreed, setting his next trial date for January 18.
