A 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare entered a plea of not guilty to state murder and terror charges in a Manhattan court. The defendant, shackled and seated, faced multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism, in a state case running parallel to his federal prosecution.
The federal charges against the accused carry the possibility of the death penalty, while the state charges could result in life imprisonment without parole. Prosecutors plan for the state trial to precede the federal proceedings.
