AG Pam Bondi Seeks Death Penalty For Luigi Mangione: Report

NEW YORK CITY — Attorney General Pamela Bondi has told prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, according to a report.

The 26-year-old Maryland native is accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown this past December and then leading police on a five-day manhunt, Patch previously reported.

On Tuesday, Bondi said that she gave prosecutors that directive as part of "President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again," NBC News reported.

"Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America," Bondi said in a statement.

Mangione is facing charges in three separate cases — one in Pennsylvania for possessing an illegal gun and giving a fake ID to the police, one in New York State for murder, and a federal case that charges him with murder.

Mangione has not been indicted on the federal charges yet.

He has been charged with accusations of using a firearm to commit a murder, which carries a maximum potential sentence of death or life in prison, and interstate stalking charges to commit a murder, which also carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, among other gun-related charges.

He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Mangione is set to appear in court on April 18 for charges related to his federal case.

This is a breaking news story. This post will be updated.