Luigi Mangioni, who was arrested earlier this week and charged with last week’s killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompsonmay soon face additional charges, according to the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Mangioni, 26, is being held without bail in Pennsylvania on gun and forgery charges after being arrested at a McDonald’s restaurant Monday morning. He is fighting extradition to New York, where Bragg’s office has filed second-degree murder, criminal possession of a forged instrument and multiple weapons charges against him.

Bragg predicted during an interview with ABC News Wednesday that Mangione’s extradition would succeed suggested that prosecutors working to “bring him to justice” might file new charges once his motive for allegedly killing Thompson becomes clear.

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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is pictured leaving the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on December 10, 2024. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg…


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“We will get the defendant here and bring him to justice through our trial,” Bragg said. “As we learn more about motives and other things … there may be additional charges … We intend to learn more and we have a lot of things to do. As things move forward, there may be additional charges for bring.”

Newsweek Mangione’s attorney Thomas Dickey’s office was reached for comment by email Wednesday night.

This is a developing story and will be updated.