Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, a federal district judge ruled Friday, dealing a blow to US prosecutors who were adamant about pursuing the ultimate sentence.
US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the murder charge in Mangione’s federal indictment, which was the only count in any of the cases brought against him that could have carried a possible death sentence. He still faces two counts of stalking – which carry a maximum possible sentence of life in prison without parole – in the federal case.
