Mangione pleads guilty in federal court, leaving fate of state trial uncertain

Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking charges in connection with the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive. A separate judge will decide the future of Mangione's state trial.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7776x5184+0+0/resize/7776x5184!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2Fdb%2F0d9c5b7a4a02bb008f9edd9a4030%2Fap26223537855881.jpg' alt='Luigi Mangione appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Tuesday. On Friday in federal court, Mangione pleaded guilty on federal stalking charges.'/><p>Mangione has pleaded guilty to stalking charges in connection with the death of Brian Thompson, a health care executive. A separate judge will decide the future of Mangione's state trial.</p><p>(Image credit: Steven Hirsch)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5930700' />