Accused In UnitedHealthcare CEO Slaying Lands On Long Island: Report

LONG ISLAND, NY — Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione arrived back in New York at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma shortly after noon on Thursday, Newsday reported.

He waived his extradition from Pennsylvania to face first-degree murder, and other charges in connection with the gunning down of Brian Thompson.

Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona on Dec. 9, after a McDonald's worker called 911 to report that he appeared to look like the New York Police Department's person-of-interest in the slaying, according to reports.

He will be taken to downtown Manhattan, where he will be booked, photographed, and arraigned, according to Newsday.

Neither the NYPD, nor Suffolk police could confirm Mangione's arrival at MacArthur.

Patch has reached out to a spokeswoman for the airport.

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Mangione, who is Maryland native, has been indicted on first and second degree murder charges, the Manhattan District Attorney said on Tuesday.

The slew of charges also includes two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

There is also one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.

He has hired defense attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan, to represent him.

Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks told reporters Mangione's New York case should take "priority" over the charges he faces in Pennsylvania.

“We do not intend to delay this defendant’s extradition to New York and we certainly — we’ve indicated to New York, their prosecution should take precedence, and then ours will follow," Weeks previously said.

David Lucas contributed additional reporting to this story.