The preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk, revealed new evidence Thursday as prosecutors presented what they say are multiple confessions to the killing. The proceedings also set the stage for the court’s next steps as the judge weighs whether there is sufficient evidence to send the case to trial for murder.
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From the Daily Wire:
The note investigators say reveals that 23-year-old Tyler Robinson confessed to the assassination of Charlie Kirk was inadvertently broadcast live in court on Thursday.
Lance Twiggs, the trans-identifying former boyfriend of Robinson, told investigators that he received a text after Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University telling him to look under his keyboard. Under the keyboard was a handwritten confession note, Twiggs said.
“If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission and sent an auto-text. I’m likely dead or facing a lengthy prison sentence,” Robinson allegedly wrote in the note. “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don’t know if I will/have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you.”
Additional evidence presented during the hearing included text messages and testimony from Twiggs, who told investigators Robinson later confirmed the contents of the note in person and expressed regret. Prosecutors also said Robinson admitted to the killing in text exchanges after the shooting, according to investigators.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who attended the hearing, said the evidence admitted by State District Judge Tony Graf was overwhelming and underscored the strength of the prosecution’s case.
From Breitbart:
“I was in the courtroom today sitting next to Jack Posobiec and just behind Erica Kirk when evidence was admitted by Judge Graf. That evidence, the evidence admitted today, is absolutely compelling. It’s damning,” Lee said. “It contains multiple confessions by the defendant, Tyler Robinson, acknowledging not only that he killed Charlie Kirk, but acknowledging that he did so having planned it in advance in great detail. And acknowledging at one point that he was motivated by hate.”
Lee noted that Judge Graf took a meticulous approach before ultimately ruling that the defense must face the weight of these repeated disclosures.
“So he admitted this on multiple occasions in multiple ways. So it’s difficult to imagine how this results in anything other than a conviction,” Lee continued. “We will stay tuned on that front. The prosecution has done a great job and Judge Graf, while being very, very thorough, made the right decision to admit this evidence today.”
On Friday, Robinson’s attorneys are expected to call one final witness from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives before concluding their presentation. Afterward, Judge Graf instructed both sides to prepare legal briefs addressing whether prosecutors have presented enough evidence to move the case to trial, with oral arguments on those briefs scheduled for September 1. Prosecutors are pursuing capital punishment and intend to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted.
Scripture is clear that evil must be punished, but we must also pray for our enemies. Let us pray that truth prevails in these court hearings and that Charlie Kirk’s murderer will not only face justice but find Christ. Let’s pray that God will convict the young man’s heart, that the court will have the wisdom and courage to do what is right, and that God’s peace will rule the hearts and minds of the Kirk family.
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(Excerpts from the Daily Wire and Breitbart. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Charlie Kirk, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=174849827)
