Luigi Mangione He will not face a possible death penalty in a New York federal criminal case accused of killing health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday.

U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Garnett in Manhattan Order On Friday, two of the four criminal charges Mangione faced in the case were dismissed.

resulting in potential maximum sentences for the remaining two counts. United Healthcare Garnett pointed out that Thompson, the executive who died on a street in downtown Manhattan in December 2024, was “in prison for life without the possibility of parole” under federal stalking laws.

The judge dismissed a third count accusing Mangione of using a firearm to murder Thompson while stalking him, “a crime eligible for the death penalty,” the judge wrote. A fourth count, which accused Mangione of using a silencer-equipped firearm during the stalking, was also dismissed.

“The crimes charged in Counts Three and Four require that the stalking offenses in Counts One and Two meet the federal statutory definition of a ‘violent crime,'” Garnett wrote. “Defendants have moved to dismiss Counts Three and Four on the ground that this requirement has not been satisfied.”

“The motion has been granted.”

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