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The man accused of gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of Manhattan

Hotel earlier this month was arraigned today on federal murder, weapons,

and stalking charges in New York. Prosecutors say handwritten pages found in Luigi

Mangione's possession expressed hostility toward the health insurance industry and particularly

wealthy executives. WPSU Sydney Roach reports Mangione was extradited this morning from

Pennsylvania. Since Mangione now has legal counsel in New York, his Pennsylvania lawyer says he was

comfortable releasing him to New York police. Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks says

they will continue to assist the New York investigation. It would have been laughable and a waste of resources and time for us to try to keep this defendant here for our charges and delay New York's custody of the defendant for the more serious case.

Mangione waived his preliminary hearing for his Pennsylvania charges, pushing it off until February.

He did not enter any pleas for those charges, which include gun and forgery offenses.

For NPR news, I'm Sydney Roach in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

Steve Pace, a former FBI supervisory special agent now in academia, says,

concerns about supporters disrupting Mangione's transfer appear to account in part for the

large law enforcement presence around him when he arrived in New York City today.

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