US EditionLuigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules
Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed death penalty-eligible charges, citing legal incompatibility with stalking counts; Mangione faces life imprisonment if convicted, with federal trial jury selection set for September.
- On Friday, January 30, 2026, U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed the death-eligible counts from Luigi Mangione's indictment, ruling he will not face the death penalty if convicted.
- The judge found that prosecutors relied on stalking charges which did not meet the legal definition of a crime of violence, ruling after oral arguments earlier this month.
- Court records show that during the arrest, police found a loaded magazine wrapped in underwear inside Mangione's backpack, along with a notebook describing `wack` of an insurance executive, and surveillance footage of a masked shooter; he was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- The ruling dealt a setback to federal prosecutors in Manhattan after Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered them last April to seek the death penalty, and Garnett gave prosecutors 30 days to notify any appeal plans.
- Mangione has pleaded not guilty and federal jury selection is scheduled to begin Sept. 8, while the Manhattan district attorney's office urged a July 1 start for the state trial.
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