Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect within the New York City killing of UnitedHealth govt Brian Thompson, arrives for an extradition listening to at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 10, 2024.
Matthew Hatcher | Reuters
Luigi Mangione retained distinguished legal professional Karen Friedman Agnifilo to characterize him on New York prices within the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The agency, Agnifilo Intrater LLC, confirmed Friedman Agnifilo will characterize him however declined to remark additional.
“She won’t be making any statements right now,” the agency mentioned in a press release.
Friedman Agnifilo was the chief assistant district legal professional within the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office below Cyrus Vance Jr. for seven years. She additionally served 4 years because the chief of the workplace’s trial division.
The dayslong manhunt for the shooter ended Monday when Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the place he was discovered consuming at a McDonald’s restaurant and carrying a backpack containing what authorities mentioned was proof linking him to Thompson’s capturing.
Mangione, who comes from a distinguished Baltimore household, was charged in New York with one count of murder, three counts of legal possession of a weapon and one depend of possession of a solid instrument.
He was additionally arraigned in Pennsylvania on two felony prices of forgery and carrying a firearm with no license, in addition to three misdemeanor prices of tampering with information or identification, possessing devices of crime and offering false identification to legislation enforcement.
Mangione stays jailed in his personal cell on the Huntingdon State Correctional Institution and is preventing extradition to New York. A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections mentioned he doesn’t at the moment have entry to a tv, just isn’t interacting with different inmates, and eats in his cell.
Following the arrest, online fundraisers surfaced in support of Mangione. At least three fundraisers appeared on GoFundMe however have since been eliminated. GoFundMe mentioned it was refunding donors who contributed to the campaigns and mentioned its Terms of Service prohibits fundraisers for the authorized protection of violent crimes.
Another crowdfunding platform, GiveSendGo, has not eliminated a fundraiser for Mangione’s authorized protection. The fundraiser, which raised over $94,000 as of Saturday morning, mentioned it was “not right here to have fun violence, however we do imagine within the constitutional proper of truthful authorized illustration.” The fundraiser’s purpose is $200,000.
It’s not clear if any of the donations will assist pay Mangione’s authorized charges. His household couldn’t be reached for touch upon Saturday.
Pennsylvania legal professional Thomas Dickey has mentioned that he had not seen proof linking his consumer to the killing and Mangione would plead not responsible to the fees in each states.
Dickey and Friedman Agnifilo couldn’t instantly be reached for touch upon Saturday.
