Overview

• Judge Gregory Carro threw out two terrorism-related counts as legally insufficient while keeping a second-degree murder charge that could bring life imprisonment.
• State prosecutors said they will move forward on the remaining charges in the New York case after the terrorism allegations were dismissed.
• The state trial is scheduled to begin on December 1, 2025, with the defendant having pleaded not guilty.
• A separate federal prosecution continues unaffected as the Justice Department seeks the death penalty, and Mangione remains in federal custody in Brooklyn.
• Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania five days after the December 4, 2024 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with authorities reporting they recovered a firearm, ammunition, false IDs and a short manuscript.