Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last year, is due in court for a week-long preliminary hearing. This hearing will determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to move the case toward trial.
Case Details
Prosecutors have alleged that investigators found Robinson’s DNA on the trigger of the suspected murder weapon, his grandfather’s Mauser rifle, as well as on a towel and three of the four bullets inside. Digital evidence against Robinson is expected to include alleged confessions over text messages and the Discord communications app.
Robinson is accused of sending text messages to his lover, Lance Twiggs, about wanting to retrieve the rifle. Twiggs, whom Robinson allegedly left a handwritten note confessing to the crime, is cooperating with investigators and has not been charged. Prosecutors are expected to play a video of his interview with police during the hearing.
Witnesses are also expected to place Robinson at the scene, despite living a four-hour drive away in Washington, Utah. In addition to allegedly shooting Kirk, Robinson is accused of witness tampering, committing a violent offense in the presence of a child, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors have alleged Robinson targeted Kirk because of his political views. The top charge against him, aggravated murder, carries the potential death penalty.
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