Federal prosecutors in Manhattan will not challenge a judge’s decision blocking them from pursuing the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the 2024 killing of Brian Thompson.

In a court filing, the government said it would not seek an interlocutory appeal of an order issued by U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett, who had directed prosecutors to state by Friday whether they intended to challenge her ruling.

Mangione’s legal team declined to comment on the development.

Last month, Garnett dismissed two of the four federal charges against the 27-year-old defendant, including murder through the use of a firearm and a related firearms offense. The dismissed murder count had carried the possibility of capital punishment.

Mangione still faces two counts of interstate stalking, each of which carries a potential sentence of life in prison without parole. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

In her ruling, Garnett found that the murder charge was legally deficient because the underlying stalking offense did not qualify as a “crime of violence,” a necessary element for prosecutors to seek the death penalty. To pursue capital punishment, the government would have had to prove that Mangione killed Thompson while committing another qualifying violent crime.

Mangione’s attorney, Karen Agnifilo, praised the court’s decision, describing it as an “incredible decision” and expressing relief on behalf of her client and his supporters.

“We want to thank all the people who come out and stand in the cold, and the people who can’t come here, all the supporters,” Agnifilo said.