{"id":14614,"date":"2026-01-30T23:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/luigi-mangione-will-not-face-death-penalty-judge-in-murder-case-tosses-two-federal-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:59:27","slug":"luigi-mangione-will-not-face-death-penalty-judge-in-murder-case-tosses-two-federal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/luigi-mangione-will-not-face-death-penalty-judge-in-murder-case-tosses-two-federal-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Luigi Mangione Will Not Face Death Penalty; Judge In Murder Case Tosses Two Federal Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Luigi Mangione learned today that he will not be fighting for his life when his case goes to trial.<\/p>\n<p>Mangione was arrested late last year for the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Bryan Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s currently behind bars awaiting trial, and he learned today that he\u2019s no longer at risk of receiving the death penalty.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Mangione is escorted by police as he arrives for a hearing as his lawyers push to have his state murder charges dismissed in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at Manhattan Criminal Court on September 16, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-547061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Mangione is escorted by police as he arrives for a hearing as his lawyers push to have his state murder charges dismissed in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at Manhattan Criminal Court on September 16, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-547061 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2235737993-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luigi Mangione is escorted by police as he arrives for a hearing as his lawyers push to have his state murder charges dismissed in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at Manhattan Criminal Court on September 16, 2025 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a report from NBC News, U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed two of the four federal counts against Mangione: murder through the use of a firearm, and a related firearms offense.<\/p>\n<p>The former charge was the only one against Mangione that carried a potential death sentence.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll still be tried for two federal stalking counts, which each carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n<p>In rendering her decision, Judge Garnett explained that the murder through the use of a firearm charge did not fit the case, as it had to be used in tandem with a \u201ccrime of violence,\u201d which the stalking charge against Mangione is not.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2188541404-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"In this handout photo released by the Altoona Police Department, Luigi Mangione is seen in a holding cell after being taken into custody on December 9, 2024 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. \" class=\"wp-image-547063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2188541404-1-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2188541404-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2188541404-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"In this handout photo released by the Altoona Police Department, Luigi Mangione is seen in a holding cell after being taken into custody on December 9, 2024 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. \" class=\"wp-image-547063 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2188541404-1-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2188541404-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2188541404-1-rotated.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this handout photo released by the Altoona Police Department, Luigi Mangione is seen in a holding cell after being taken into custody on December 9, 2024 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Altoona Police Department via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She admitted that her decision may come off as a bit arcane, but she insisted that she\u2019s following the letter of the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe analysis contained in the balance of this opinion may strike the average person \u2014 and indeed many lawyers and judges \u2014 as tortured and strange, and the result may seem contrary to our intuitions about the criminal law,\u201d Garnett wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it represents the Court\u2019s committed effort to faithfully apply the dictates of the Supreme Court to the charges in this case,\u201d the federal judge continued, adding, \u201cThe law must be the Court\u2019s only concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In comments delivered outside the courtroom, Mangione attorney Karen Agnifilo praised the judge\u2019s \u201cincredible decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Mangione attends a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-547062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Mangione attends a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-547062 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2200303500-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luigi Mangione attends a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Steven Hirsch \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all very relieved,\u201d Agnifilo added.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution previously dropped its terrorism charges against Magione.<\/p>\n<p>Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Luigi Mangione learned today that he will not be fighting for his life when his case goes to trial. 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