Overview
- Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to two federal counts of stalking resulting in death and told the judge he shot Brian Thompson in Manhattan.
- A federal judge set Mangione's sentencing for Dec. 18, 2026, leaving his federal exposure at two counts that each carry a possible life term.
- Mangione still faces separate state charges including second‑degree murder with jury selection set for Sept. 8 and Manhattan prosecutors have formally objected to any effort to dismiss that case.
- Prosecutors say evidence includes a 3D‑printed pistol and a notebook recovered after his Dec. 9, 2024 arrest, and a federal judge earlier this year dismissed charges that would have allowed the death penalty.
- The case has drawn national attention, large online fundraising for Mangione and courtroom safeguards such as an anonymous jury because of the polarized public response and logistical pressures.