Judge Tony Graf on Tuesday evening ruled that Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson will stand trial.
Judge Graf rejected objections from Robinson’s attorneys during Tuesday’s preliminary hearing.
Robinson can receive the death penalty, the judge ruled.
Tyler Robinson pleaded not guilty.
BREAKING: Judge rules accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson will stand trial. Utah Judge Tony Graf made the ruling after an extensive pre-trial hearing Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/amRLQxO9mA
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Tyler Robinson was back in court on Tuesday as closing arguments got underway in a preliminary hearing nearly one year after he assassinated Charlie Kirk.
Utah prosecutors on Tuesday argued that Tyler Robinson killed Charlie Kirk “because he disagreed with him.”
“He did it by firing a high-powered rifle into a group of thousands who surrounded Charlie Kirk literally on all sides. And he, like any rational person, knew that that would create a great risk of death to all those around Charlie Kirk in the event of any one of a number of likely possibilities,” Deputy Utah County Attorney Ryan McBride said.
Tyler Robinson’s attorney trashed Charlie Kirk in during the preliminary hearing.
“Mr. Kirk spoke hatefully of certain groups of people. He spoke hatefully of people who don’t have traditional norm-conforming gender identities. He spoke hatefully of people who are not strictly heterosexual,” Robinson’s attorney Richard Novak said
“We all know, because we live in the real world, the kinds of things that Mr. Kirk said. Which some people find hateful,” he added.
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Robinson fatally shot TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, during an event at Utah Valley University.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
Robinson was charged with:
– Count 1: Aggravated murder (capital offense)
– Count 2: Felony reckless discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury
– Count 3: Felony obstruction of justice for hiding the firearm
– Count 4: Felony obstruction of justice for discarding the clothing he wore during the shooting
– Count 5: Witness tampering for asking roommate to delete incriminating messages
– Count 6: Witness tampering for demanding trans roommate stay silent, and not speak to police
– Count 7: Commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child
In July, Judge Graf wrapped up a 5-day preliminary hearing by announcing that he won’t make his decision on whether the Charlie Kirk murder case will go to trial until at least September.
During that hearing in July, Utah prosecutors presented evidence alleging Tyler Robinson confessed at least five different times to killing Charlie Kirk.
On Tuesday, Judge Graf finally ruled that Robinson will stand trial and decided that he can receive the death penalty.
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