A federal judge ruled on Friday that Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
“U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed two of the four federal counts against Mangione: murder through use of a firearm, which carries a potential death sentence, and a related firearms offense,” NBC News reports.
Mangione still faces two federal stalking counts, which carry a maximum prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
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Garnett ruled that the murder charge was technically flawed. It can be used only in
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