Luigi Mangione, the man charged with murdering the CEO of UnitedHealthcare earlier this month, will waive extradition from Pennsylvania and could be back in New York, the site of the killing, as early as Thursday, his attorney told ABC News and CBS News.
The judge in Pennsylvania, where the 26-year-old was apprehended last week following a massive manhunt, can either accept the waiver or proceed with a hearing about his extradition on Thursday.
Lawyers for Mangione in both states did not immediately return HuffPost’s request for more details.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) posted on social media Wednesday that if Mangione doesn’t waive his extradition, she is “prepared to request a governor’s warrant as soon as possible to ensure he is held and tried in New York,” adding that city officials are “ready to do whatever it takes to hold the killer accountable.”
The news comes a day after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office formally filed charges against Mangione for the fatal shooting of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel on Dec. 4. His charges include one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder, one of which was charged as an act of terrorism.
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The first-degree murder and terrorism charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The maximum penalty for the other second-degree murder charge is 25 years to life in prison.
Mangione also faces charges related to the criminal possession of a weapon and a forged instrument, along with local gun-related charges in Pennsylvania, where he was found in a McDonald’s five days after the shooting.