JUST IN: Judge Dismisses Two of the Major Charges Against Luigi Mangione

JUST IN: Judge Dismisses Two of the Major Charges Against Luigi Mangione

Sean James Sep 16th, 2025, 10:21 am

(Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP)

A judge on Tuesday dismissed two state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione , the defendant who is accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the street in New York City last year, including one charge of first-degree murder, the most serious charge against him.

Judge Gregory Carro said the evidence against Mangione was “legally insufficient,” The New York Times reported. The judge also tossed out a second-degree murder charge related to killing as an act of terrorism, ruling the killing of Thompson did not meet the legal definition of terrorism.

“While the defendant was clearly expressing an anim