Luigi Mangione was in court this Monday following his arrest for the m-rder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleading not guilty to the charges read to him.
Mangione, who is accused of k–lling Thompson outside of a hotel in Manhattan earlier this month, is facing 11 state charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism. He is due back in court on February 21.
According to ABC News, the 26-year-old did not have any family members present in the courtroom, but around 24 women showed up to support him.
“The high-profile defendant appeared to not have family in the courtroom,” ABC reported. “But about two dozen women, who waited in line in the frigid cold for public seats in the courtroom gallery, said they were there to support Mangione. Most of the women wore face masks and a few appeared visibly emotional as Mangione entered the courtroom.”
“This is a grave injustice, and that’s why people are here,” one of them told the network, revealing she had arrived around 5:00 AM.
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Luigi Mangione Could Get The Death penalty
Luigi Mangione also had plenty of supporters outside the Manhattan courthouse, with chants of “Free, free Luigi” and “the people united will never go for profit” ringing out.
They also held placards reading “Health over wealth” and “In Luigi we trust,” while one person had a sign stating, “United States healthcare stole my livelihood, prosecute malicious profiteers.”
The Ivy League graduate faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted of the state charges and could also face the death penalty on a conviction of m-rder through firearm.
