Mangione's State Trial Delayed Amidst Charges Following Stalking Death of Thompson

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Mangione's State Trial Delayed Amidst Charges Following Stalking Death of Thompson
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  1. Mangione’s State Trial Is Delayed as His Lawyers Seek Dismissal The delay comes after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to stalking that led to the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive.

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    New York Post

    Luigi Mangione’s NYC murder trial won’t start next month as planned — after guilty plea surprise in federal case Justice Gregory Carro on Monday pushed Luigi Mangione’s next appearance date to December 10, postponing the trial indefinitely, court records show.

    ABC News

    Mangione's attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the state charges. A judge in New York on Monday gave prosecutors at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office until Oct. 9 to respond to Luigi Mangione's motion to dismiss his state murder indictment, effectively meaning that Mangione's state murder trial -- which had been set to begin on Sept. 8 -- is adjourned.

    PBS NewsHour

    Luigi Mangione's state murder trial postponed indefinitely as double jeopardy fight plays out Judge Gregory Carro issued an order Monday canceling the trial and giving the Manhattan District Attorney's office, which is prosecuting the state case, until Oct. 9 to respond to the defense's double jeopardy claims.

  2. The fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a dark Florida road was a “targeted ambush” hatched by his ex-wife and her husband, following years of post-marriage strife over religion and how to raise twin children, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.

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    ABC News

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man charged with arranging the fatal ambush of a Microsoft design manager is headed to trial Monday in Florida, more than four years after the victim was repeatedly shot outside his vehicle while his 2-year-old child was strapped in a car seat.

  3. The husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, 38, is charged with first-degree murder in Duval County court. Bridegan's former wife, Shanna Gardner, 39, is also charged with murder, though her trial won't start until September.

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    Washington Times

    More than four years later, Mario Fernandez Saldana, 38, is on trial in Duval County court for first-degree murder and solicitation of murder. He’s accused of arranging Bridegan’s death by hiring a gunman. Shanna Gardner, 39, faces her own trial in September.

  4. Accused suspected gunman pleaded guilty but backed out Tenon, 65, was charged as the gunman who shot Bridegan. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and had agreed to testify against Fernandez Saldana. But he withdrew the plea earlier this year and will get his own trial in 2027.

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    ABC News

    The alleged gunman, Henry Tenon, had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2023 and agreed to testify against Fernandez Saldana. But he withdrew the plea earlier this year and will get his own trial in 2027.

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  1. 01 New York Post

    A man in Texas was arrested after allegedly murdering his estranged wife while their kids were home, according to police.

  2. 02 ABC News

    Immediately following Mangione's guilty plea, his attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the charges he's facing in state court under New York's double jeopardy law.

  3. 03 The Guardian US

    A man in Louisiana killed his wife and then took her body on a driving tour through several states before he was arrested in Tennessee, authorities allege.

  4. 04 NBC News

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  5. 05 Fox News

    The operations director for a controversial leftist congresswoman downplayed the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to related charges last week.

  6. 06 Washington Times

    “The killer was a stranger to Jared Bridegan. The murder was personal,” Assistant State Attorney Christina Simak Stifler said.

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