Luigi Mangione Appears in Court to Whoops and Cheers for Status Hearing: Supporters Jam Courthouse, Celebrate Murder of Healthcare CEO

The judge refuses to allow shackles to be taken off Mangione, who was also wearing a bulletproof vest.

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Luigi Mangione is led by court officers to a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 at New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate and high school valedictorian accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a street at midtown Manhattan, Luigi Mangione, appeared at Manhattan criminal court on Friday. The presiding judge, Gregory Carro, set a date in June for the next status conference and briefly discussed the discrepancy regarding the facility, where Mr. Mangione is being held. 

“Has there even been an indictment yet?” The state judge asked, referring to the parallel federal case against Mr. Mangione, who is being held at the notorious Metropolitan Correctional Center, the federal government’s jail at Brooklyn. “So they’re holding on him on the complaint?” He asked.

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