US EditionLuigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules
Judge Garnett blocked the death penalty citing legal flaws and prejudice concerns; Mangione faces life imprisonment for stalking charges in federal court.
- On Friday, January 30, 2026, U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed the death-eligible counts from Luigi Mangione's indictment, ruling he will not face the death penalty if convicted.
- The judge found that prosecutors relied on stalking charges which did not meet the legal definition of a crime of violence, ruling after oral arguments earlier this month.
- Court records show that during the arrest, police found a loaded magazine wrapped in underwear inside Mangione's backpack, along with a notebook describing `wack` of an insurance executive, and surveillance footage of a masked shooter; he was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- The ruling dealt a setback to federal prosecutors in Manhattan after Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered them last April to seek the death penalty, and Garnett gave prosecutors 30 days to notify any appeal plans.
- Mangione has pleaded not guilty and federal jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 8, while the Manhattan district attorney's office urged a July 1 start for the state trial.
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The US government has requested the death penalty for 27-year-old Luigi Mangione. Prosecutors can still appeal.
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Prosecutors will not be able to seek the death penalty for accused killer Luigi Mangione, a federal judge ruled Friday. Mangione is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in […] The post Judge Throws Out Half of the Federal Charges Against Luigi Mangione, Taking Death Penalty Off the Table appeared first on The Western Journal.
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Luigi Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024, will not face the death penalty if convicted, a federal judge ruled on Friday. The judge dismissed two of the most serious federal charges Mangione faced, including one that would have made him eligible for capital punishment. The decision marks the latest legal victory for the 27-year-old Ivy League graduate, whose lawyers also successfully got terro…
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