The suspect within the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO plans to struggle extradition to New York to face homicide expenses, however officers hope to get him again with what’s known as a governor’s warrant.

The method may occur shortly or take greater than a month. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul‘s workplace on Wednesday had not but requested Pennsylvania for the warrant after homicide expenses had been filed towards Luigi Mangione late Monday in New York.

In the intervening time, Mangione is being held with out bail in western Pennsylvania within the killing of Brian Thompson. He was captured Monday morning whereas consuming breakfast at a McDonald’s in Altoona. Authorities mentioned he was carrying a gun, masks and writings linking him to the slaying.

This is what it’s essential know in regards to the extradition course of:

What’s a governor’s warrant?

It is a warrant signed by the governor of a state the place a fugitive flees after a criminal offense. The governor in that state acts upon an official request from the governor of the state the place the crime occurred. On this case, Hochul is anticipated to hunt a governor’s warrant from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

What proof does the Pennsylvania governor want earlier than signing?

New York should present that the suspect has been named in an indictment, an info or, as in Mangione’s case, an arrest warrant based mostly on a police affidavit.

When will New York ship the request?

Gov. Hochul’s workplace had not despatched the request as of Wednesday. She may resolve to attend for Mangione to be indicted. That would occur pretty shortly if prosecutors current their proof to a grand jury. Beneath Pennsylvania legislation, he could be held for 30 days whereas authorities search a governor’s warrant.

What occurs if a governor’s warrant is issued?

Mangione should be introduced earlier than a Pennsylvania decide to substantiate that he’s the individual being sought in New York. That hyperlink might be made by matching his fingerprints or DNA to any discovered on the scene or in any other case confirming that he’s the individual named within the warrant.

Will Mangione go willingly?

No, he plans to struggle the extradition, in keeping with an Altoona lawyer representing him within the early court docket hearings, together with one Tuesday, when Mangione was denied bail. Nonetheless, it’s not simple to keep away from being extradited to a different state. Prosecutors largely simply want to point out that they’ve the suitable individual in custody on the fees from the opposite state.

How lengthy will all this take?

In some circumstances, suspects could be extradited in a matter of days. However the course of can drag on for a number of months if the protection challenges it. As of Wednesday, authorities in New York didn’t look like dashing. To struggle extradition, Mangione should file a petition in Pennsylvania by Dec. 24.

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Related Press writers Michael R. Sisak in New York Metropolis, Anthony Izaguirre in Albany, New York, and Marc Levy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, contributed to this report.