""While there is no doubt that the crime at issue here is not ordinary 'street crime,' it does not follow that all non-street crimes were meant to be included within the reach of the terrorism statute," Carro wrote in his decision to dismiss the two counts. A spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney's office said in a statement that prosecutors would proceed on the remaining counts, including murder in the second degree."
"In a motion filed prior to Tuesday's hearing, Mangione's attorney argued prosecutors had not put forward sufficient evidence that he intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or the government when prosecutors say he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown street on Dec. 4, 2024. In their motion, Mangione's attorneys argued New York's terrorism law was designed to apply to a very narrow set of cases."
A Manhattan judge dismissed two terrorism counts against Luigi Mangione for insufficient evidence while leaving a second-degree murder charge and other weapons charges intact. Judge Gregory Carro wrote that not all non-street crimes fall within the terrorism statute's reach. Prosecutors announced they will proceed on the remaining counts, including murder in the second degree, which carries 25 years to life if convicted. Defense filings argued prosecutors failed to show intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or government and that New York's terrorism law targets a narrow set of cases. Police recovered a ghost gun and a handwritten manifesto; Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania.
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