Wed Sep 10 20:00:00 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Bryan Thompson in New York City, is being ordered to appear in a Pennsylvania court on state charges. These charges, stemming from his capture in Altoona, PA, include possession of a firearm without a license, forgery, and other related offenses. He is currently held in Brooklyn but the Blair County District Attorney’s Office is requesting his transfer to their custody for a November 7th pretrial motion hearing. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to charges in both New York and at the federal level.

**News Article:**

**Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO Killer Faces Gun Charges in Pennsylvania**

**Altoona, PA** – Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Bryan Thompson in Midtown Manhattan last December, is being summoned to a Pennsylvania courtroom to face state charges. The Blair County District Attorney’s Office has requested that Mangione, currently held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, be released into the custody of the Blair County Sheriff’s Department for a pretrial motion hearing scheduled for November 7th.

Mangione was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following a multi-day manhunt after the December 4th, 2024, shooting. He allegedly used a 9 mm handgun equipped with a silencer in the murder of Thompson.

The charges against Mangione in Pennsylvania include carrying a firearm without a license, forgery, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of a crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement.

Mangione has entered a plea of not guilty to all charges, including those filed in New York state and federal charges, the latter of which could carry the death penalty upon conviction. The upcoming hearing in Blair County will address pretrial motions related to the Pennsylvania charges.

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