UnitedHealth

The 26-year-old man charged with the murder of a UnitedHealth executive in New York plans to contest his extradition from Pennsylvania, where he was apprehended, according to his defense attorney's statement to a judge.

Authorities in New York have apprehended the man believed to be responsible for the murder of UnitedHealth Chief Executive Brian Thompson last week.

New York police continue to hunt for the individual responsible for the assassination of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, who was brutally attacked outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel before fleeing into Central Park.