Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing charged with aggravated homicide and weapon and obstruction offenses
Grey introduced he’s submitting fees on these counts:
1. Aggravated homicide,
2. Felony discharge of a firearm inflicting severe bodily harm,
3. Obstruction of justice for shifting and concealing the rifle used within the capturing,
4. Obstruction of justice for disposing the clothes he wore through the capturing,
5. Witness tampering for guiding his roommate to delete his incriminating textual content,
6. Witness tampering for guiding his roommate to remain silent if police questioned him,
7. Fee of a violent offense within the presence of a kid.
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Requested why his workplace has been measured in sharing the investigation info round Charlie Kirk’s killing, in stark distinction to FBI director Kash Patel, Grey says:
Effectively, as attorneys, we usually like to manage that info to protect an neutral jury and a good trial.
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Grey says he talked to officers from each the governor’s workplace and the Trump administration earlier than submitting fees, however stated the choice to hunt the demise penalty was his.
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Grey says he needs to make sure a good and neutral trial.
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Charging paperwork say Robinson confessed to roommate in collection of messages
Robinson confessed to his roommate in a collection of messages after the incident, in keeping with the charging paperwork filed at present.
Roommate: you weren’t the one who did it proper????
Robinson: I’m, I’m sorry
Roommate: I believed they caught the individual?
Robinson: no, they grabbed some loopy outdated dude, then interrogated somebody in comparable clothes. I had deliberate to seize my rifle from my drop level shortly after, however most of that aspect of city bought locked down.
In one other a part of the trade, Robinson’s roommate requested why he did it. “I had sufficient of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” Robinson replied, in keeping with the paperwork.
Robinson additionally informed his roommate that the rifle he allegedly used belonged to his grandfather. He despatched a number of messages about how he would possibly retrieve it whereas police had been looking for him within the hours after the capturing.
“I’m anxious what my outdated man would do if I didn’t convey again grandpas rifle,” Robinson stated within the messages, and appeared to think about whether or not it might be traced again to him.
“I might need to desert it and hope they don’t discover prints. how the f*ck will I clarify dropping it to my outdated man,” he stated, in keeping with the paperwork.
Robinson additionally informed his roommate to delete the messages and to not converse to police or the media.
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Suspect left be aware on capturing for roommate, charging paperwork say
In keeping with charging paperwork, Tyler Robinson’s roommate and romantic companion seems to have found that Robinson carried out the Kirk capturing when Robinson despatched a textual content saying: “Drop what you’re doing, look below my keyboard.”
That’s the place the companion discovered a be aware that stated, “I had the chance to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it,” in keeping with the fees.
After studying the be aware, the roommate requested Robinson if he was joking. Robinson responded: “I’m nonetheless OK, my love. … Shouldn’t be lengthy until I can dwelling, however I gotta seize my rifle nonetheless. To be sincere, I had hoped to maintain this secret till I died of outdated age. I’m sorry to contain you.”
The roommate then requested Robinson if he was concerned within the capturing. Robinson confirmed that he was and stated he meant to seize his rifle, however the space was on lockdown.
When the roommate requested why he did it, Robinson responded: “I had sufficient of his hate. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”
Robinson instructed the roommate to delete their textual content dialog, Grey stated.
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Robinson’s mom informed the county sheriff’s workplace that her son had accused Charlie Kirk of spreading hate, Grey says.
Whereas speaking to his dad and mom at their dwelling, Robinson allegedly implied that he shot Kirk, “and said that he couldn’t go to jail, and simply wished to finish it”, Grey says.
When Robinson was then requested why he did it, Robinson stated that Kirk “spreads an excessive amount of hate”, Grey stated.
“There’s an excessive amount of evil within the man,” Robinson allegedly informed his dad and mom, Grey says.
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Robinson’s mom informed the police that her son had “change into extra political and began to maneuver extra to the left” during the last yr or so and had change into “extra pro-gay and trans-rights oriented”, Grey says.
He had additionally change into romantically concerned together with his roommate, who was transitioning, Grey says.
This resulted in a number of discussions with members of the family, however particularly between Robinson and his father, who’ve very completely different political beliefs, he provides.
In a single dialog together with his dad and mom earlier than the capturing, Robinson talked about that Charlie Kirk could be holding an occasion at UVU, which Robinson stated was a “silly venue” for the occasion. Robinson accused Kirk of spreading hate, says Grey.
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Suspected Kirk shooter’s mom recognized him in photograph launched by authorities
Grey says: “Robinson’s mom noticed the photograph of the shooter within the information and thought the shooter regarded like her son.”
“Robinson’s mom referred to as her son and requested him the place he was. He stated he was at dwelling sick and had been dwelling sick on September 10,” he provides.
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Suspect might have hid homicide weapon in trousers, says Utah county lawyer
The suspect might need hid the homicide weapon in his pants as he walked on campus, tipping off authorities together with his “uncommon gait”, Grey says.
“As he proceeds throughout the campus, he’s seen strolling with an uncommon gait … The suspect walks with little or no bending in his proper leg, in keeping with a rifle being hidden in his pants,” he provides.
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Within the charging paperwork is a textual content trade that Tyler Robinson had together with his roommate and romantic companion shortly after the capturing, by which Robinson admits to the assassination, they are saying.
“I had sufficient of his hatred,” Robinson texted, referring to Charlie Kirk. “Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”
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Grey talks by the surveillance and bodily proof collected at Utah Valley College after Kirk’s capturing, together with video proof of a suspect working throughout campus and impressions within the gravel in keeping with a sniper on the roof the place the pictures originated from.
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DNA “in keeping with” Robinson was discovered on the set off of the bolt-action rifle believed to have been used within the capturing of Charlie Kirk, Grey says.
After allegedly capturing Kirk, Robinson hid the gun, discarded his clothes and informed his roommate to delete incriminating textual content messages and never speak to police, Grey says. Youngsters had been current on the occasion the place Kirk was fatally shot, he provides.
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Utah to hunt demise penalty in Kirk capturing case
Grey additionally confirms that he will likely be looking for the demise penalty.
“I don’t take this choice evenly, and it’s a choice I’ve made independently,” Grey says.
Consequently, the defendant will proceed to be held with out bail within the Utah county jail.
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing charged with aggravated homicide and weapon and obstruction offenses
Grey introduced he’s submitting fees on these counts:
1. Aggravated homicide,
2. Felony discharge of a firearm inflicting severe bodily harm,
3. Obstruction of justice for shifting and concealing the rifle used within the capturing,
4. Obstruction of justice for disposing the clothes he wore through the capturing,
5. Witness tampering for guiding his roommate to delete his incriminating textual content,
6. Witness tampering for guiding his roommate to remain silent if police questioned him,
7. Fee of a violent offense within the presence of a kid.
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The Utah county lawyer Jeff Grey is now holding a press convention to clarify fees and the following steps within the case of Tyler Robinson suspected of fatally capturing Charlie Kirk.
I’ll convey you all the important thing developments right here.
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Abstract: Kash Patel grilled by Senate committee
FBI director Kash Patel’s testimony earlier than the Senate judiciary committee has lastly wrapped after greater than 4 hours.
The looks twice exploded right into a shouting match between Kash Patel and Democratic senator Cory Booker and later Adam Schiff. Patel defended his management of the FBI, denying that he has politicized the company and ordered firings of brokers and personnel over their work on circumstances associated to Donald Trump or the January 6 assault on the US Capitol. “Nobody on the FBI is terminated for case assignments alone,” Patel stated, in cautious wording picked aside by Democrats.
He additionally defended his actions over prematurely posting on social media that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing had been discovered, just for that individual to be launched. Democratic senator Dick Durbin and others stated Patel’s actions pointed to his lack of expertise and “sparked mass confusion” through the investigation.
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