Judge dismisses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione

Judge Gregory Carro also ruled a second-degree murder charge against Mangione could stand during a hearing on Tuesday.

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However, Judge Gregory Carro during a hearing on Tuesday morning ruled a charge of second-degree murder against Mangione could stand.

He said prosecutors had failed to establish that there was enough evidence to justify the terrorism-related murder charges that they sought against Mangione.

Mangione is accused of gunning down Thompson on a busy Manhattan street in December last year.

In a written ruling, Carro said that the allegations against Mangione did not meet the definition of terrorism under state law.