NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health care CEO on a Manhattan sidewalk, will face the start of his state trial on June 8, a judge ruled Friday.
Mangione was not happy about Judge Gregory Carro’s decision.
“It’s the same trial twice. One plus one equals two. Double jeopardy by any commonsense definition,” he said as he was leaving the courtroom, dressed in a brown jail uniform.
The 27-year-old is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, in December 2024 as Thompson walked from his Manhattan hotel to an annual investor conference.
Just over a week ago, jury selection for Mangione’s federal trial was scheduled for Sept. 8. While federal prosecutors under President Donald Trump’s administration sought the death penalty for Mangione, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the charge on a legal technicality.
