By Julio-Cesar Chavez, Jonathan Allen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson is being charged with federal murder and stalking crimes,

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson has appeared in a Pennsylvania court for a hearing on a request by New York to extradite him to Manhattan to face murder charges.

By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Jonathan Allen HOLLIDAYSBURG, Penn. (Reuters) -The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson was transferred into the New York Police Department custody on Thursday to face murder charges after he waived his right to extradition proceedings in a Pennsylvania court hearing.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted on murder charges in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, will now face federal charges that could attract the death penalty, the New York Times reported late on Wednesday.

An attorney for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, says he will waive extradition at his hearing on Thursday.

The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from a Pennsylvania jail.

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson is due to appear in a Pennsylvania court on Thursday morning for a hearing on a request by New York to extradite him to Manhattan to face murder charges.

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was expected to face new federal charges Thursday once he arrives in New York, according to multiple people aware of the arrangements being made for an afternoon court appearance.