Luigi Mangione, CEO Shooting Suspect Has Been Denied Bail For The Second Time | News18 | N18G

The 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan intends to fight his extradition to New York to face murder charges from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, his defense lawyer told a judge at a hearing on Tuesday (December 10).

The suspect, Luigi Mangione, was also denied bail for the second time, a day after he was taken into custody at a fast food restaurant after a sprawling five-day manhunt.

As he entered the courthouse surrounded by officers, Mangione shouted in the direction of journalists, yelling in part, ."..completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people!" It was not clear to what he was referring.

Mangione's refusal to waive extradition on Tuesday triggers a formal process that could last weeks, though he is unlikely to succeed in preventing his eventual transfer, according to legal experts.

Investigators were trying to retrace Mangione's movements in Pennsylvania over the past few days, as well as whether the suspect was helped by an accomplice either before or after the brazen shooting outside a midtown hotel.

Mangione was spotted at a McDonald's on Monday by an employee who thought he looked like the gunman in surveillance images released by police. A gun, clothing and fake identifications found in his possession all closely match those used by the shooter, police said.

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