Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleads not guilty to New York state murder charges.
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00:00Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,
00:06pleads not guilty to New York state murder charges.
00:09The 11-count indictment includes murder as an act of terrorism.
00:13If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility
00:18of parole.
00:19Mangione, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania five days after the brazen, pre-dawn December
00:244 killing outside Thompson's hotel in Manhattan.
00:27Mangione also faces a four-count federal criminal complaint charging him with stalking
00:32and killing Thompson, which would make him eligible for the death penalty.
00:36Protestors outside the courthouse expressed support for Mangione and anger at healthcare
00:40companies.
00:41One person holds a sign saying, Deny, Defend, Depose, the words police say were found etched
00:47on shell casings at the crime scene.
00:49The words refer to tactics said to be used by insurers to avoid paying out claims.
00:54Mangione has been fettered as a folk hero by some Americans, who decry the steep cost
00:58of healthcare.