Charlie Kirk murder: Suspect Tyler Robinson to be back in court as lawyers argue to have prosecutors dismissed
FILE-Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, will be back in court Tuesday where his attorneys will continue to argue to have the Utah County Attorney’s Office dismissed from the case.
The hearing is a continuation of a Jan. 16 hearing which was adjourned after more than two hours of testimony. Several members of the Utah County Attorney’s Office are expected to take the stand, along with the deputy prosecutor’s adult child and a state investigator.
Robinson’s attorneys are asking to have prosecutors disqualified from the case after it was revealed that an 18-year-old child of a deputy prosecutor witnessed the assassination of Kirk on Utah Valley University’s campus in August 2025. Court filings revealed the 18-year-old texted with their father, describing the chaotic events around the shooting.
Robinson’s defense attorneys said the personal relationship is a conflict of interest that "raises serious concerns about past and future prosecutorial decision-making in this case," according to court documents. They also argue that the "rush" to seek the death penalty against Robinson is evidence of "strong emotional reactions" by the prosecution and merits the disqualification of the entire team.
Utah prosecutors say there is no conflict, and they do not need or plan to rely on the adult child as a witness.
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The backstory:
Kirk was speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 people on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem when investigators say Robinson, 22, fired a single shot from a building about 140 yards away, striking Kirk, 31, and killing him.
Robinson is charged with aggravated murder and prosecutors with the Utah County Attorney’s Office plan to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted.
Prosecutors are expected to lay out their case against Robinson at a preliminary hearing scheduled to begin May 18.
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