Luigi Mangione on Thursday agreed to be extradited to New York City to face murder charges in the brazen execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — following a court hearing in Pennsylvania where at least 100 protesters showed up to support the accused killer.
Mangione, 26, is expected to land later Thursday in Manhattan, where he faces an 11-count indictment levied against him by state prosecutors in the Dec. 4 fatal shooting on Thompson outside the Hilton in Midtown.
“New York stands ready to do whatever it takes to hold the killer accountable.” Gov. Kathy Hochul said following the release of the indictment.
He said “yes” when his local attorney Thomas Dickey asked if he wanted to waive his extradition.
Mangione appeared more relaxed in court than he did in last week’s hearing where he initially declared he would fight the extradition order.
Dickey said he was satisfied with his client’s decision to be extradited to New York as his team has now secured a proper counsel in the Empire State.