The suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges.
The 26-year-old man shuffled into the New York Supreme Court in chains on Monday morning, wearing a collared shirt and a maroon sweater.
Mangione was handcuffed and seated as he leaned toward a microphone to deliver his plea.
The Manhattan district attorney formally charged him last week with multiple murders, including murder as an act of terrorism.
Suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges
The Manhattan district attorney formally charged him last week with multiple murders, including murder as an act of terrorism
His first appearance in New York state court was prevented by federal prosecutors who filed their own charges over the shooting.
The federal charges could carry the possibility of the death penalty, while the maximum penalty for the state charges is life in prison without parole.
Prosecutors have said the two cases will proceed in parallel, with the state charges expected to go to trial first.
Authorities say Mangione shot Brian Thompson as he walked to an investor conference in downtown Manhattan on December 4.
Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania after a five-day search, carrying a handgun that matched the weapon used in the shooting and a fake ID, police said.
Federal prosecutors say he also carried a notebook in which he expressed hostility toward the health insurance industry and especially wealthy executives.
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