Overview

• Justice Gregory Carro on Sept. 16 dismissed first‑ and second‑degree terrorism‑related murder counts as legally insufficient under New York law.
• The court left a second‑degree murder charge and weapons counts in place, which could carry a sentence of 25 years to life if he is convicted.
• Federal prosecutors have filed notice to seek the death penalty, and Mangione remains in pretrial custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
• Federal officials declined to transfer Mangione to Blair County for a Nov. 7 hearing, stating security and logistics concerns, and said he can appear by video as the Pennsylvania case stalls.
• Government filings warn that public sympathy for Mangione has coincided with praise for other attackers, while his supporters raise more than $1.2 million and promote jury nullification outside court.