Federal prosecutors have declared the intention of seeking the The death penalty against Luigi MangioneAccording to a judicial document presented on Thursday night.
The presentation was obtained by Courthouse News Service on Thursday.
Comes a week after mangione, which is Accused of killing the CEO of Unitedhealthcare Brian ThompsonHe was accused of federal charges.
The Court document argues that Mangione “intentionally” killed Thompson Due to its position as CEO of a health insurance company.
“Mangione chose to assassinate Thompson in thesis circumstances to amplify an ideological message, maximize the visibility and impact of the victim’s murder, and cause a broad base resistance to the victim’s industry,” says prosecutors.
The document also states that the 26 -year -old presents “a future danger” because he expressed his intention “to attack an entire industry and gather the political and social opposition to that industry.”
“[He engaged] In an act or lethal violence; And he took measures to evade the application of the law, flee from New York City immediately after the murder and cross the state lines while he was armed with a gun and private manufacturing silencer, “says the presentation.
Mangione was accused of Harassing and killing ThompsonUsing interstate trips, electronic communications and a firearm, for a presentation of the Southern New York district last week.
On April 1, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Department of Justice would urge a jury to seek the death penalty.
“After a careful consideration, I have ordered federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as the president made [Donald] Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and make the United States again safely, “Bondi said.
Mangione has declared himself innocent of all charges.
He is also being accused of crimes in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested in an McDonald’s after a weekly lung human hunt in December.
