Luigi Mangione Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Stalking Case

Published Aug 13, 02:56 PM UTC

Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges on Friday, according to the New York Times. The plea could resolve one of two trials he faces, as federal murder charges were previously dismissed. However, his separate state trial on second-degree murder charges in New York is still scheduled to begin next month. Mangione's lawyers plan to argue double jeopardy to block the state trial, but prosecutors contend the charges are substantially different. The details of any plea deal remain unclear, and his attorneys have not publicly confirmed the plea.