Mangione to Plead Guilty to Federal Stalking Charges

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty to federal stalking charges in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson two years ago. The plea deal, which could jeopardize his state trial, is set for an emergency conference on Friday at Manhattan federal court.

The specifics of Mangione's plea are not immediately clear, and he could change his mind at any minute, according to the New York Times report. The federal murder charges were dismissed earlier this year, but Mangione still faces several counts of second-degree murder in state court.

Mangione's team withdrew plans to assert a psychiatric defense, claiming he was under extreme emotional disturbance during the shooting. This could have reduced a murder conviction to manslaughter if accepted by a jury.