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NEW YORK -- Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom Monday to state charges in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month outside a Manhattan hotel. Mangione faces 11 state charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism. His next court appearance was set for Feb. 21. State prosecutors allege Mangione was found in possession of what is believed to be the murder weapon, and surveillance videos show a man matching his description before and after the attack, including outside the Hilton where Thompson was shot in the back. A key difference between the state and federal charges Mangione faces is that the state argues the shooting was an act of terrorism. Additionally, the federal charges open the possibility of the death penalty.

Mangione, 26, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after he appeared in federal court last week.

Luigie Mangione is escorted into Manhattan Criminal court for his arraignment in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in New York.

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