Mangione Indictment Hearing Postponed

(Learfield News/New York, NY)  The indictment hearing for the man accused in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson of Minnesota has been pushed back to February 17th.

The indictment deadline was originally set for January 18th in Manhattan, but federal prosecutors and the defense want more time to prepare for the trial.

Twenty-six-year-old Luigi Mangione is charged with murder through the use of a firearm, two counts of stalking, and a firearms offense in the December 4th killing of 50-year-old Thompson of Maple Grove.

Mangione pleaded not guilty to 11 state charges in New York, including murder as an act of terrorism.