Judge rules Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty in healthcare CEO case

Capital punishment taken off table by Mangione will still face federal charges over killing of Brian ThompsonThe death penalty is off the table for Luigi Mangione after a New York federal judge dismissed the charges that were eligible for capital punishment in the case accusing him of killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York in December 2024.In a written court order on Friday, US district judge Margaret Garnett dismissed counts three and four against Mangione, including murder through use of a firearm, which carried a potential death sentence, and a weapons charge. Continue reading...