Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Tyler Robinson tries to boot prosecutors from case
Tyler Robinson's attorneys allege senior prosecutor had family member at deadly Utah shooting scene
By Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz Fox News
Published December 22, 2025 3:00pm EST
Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are asking a Utah judge to remove the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office from the case, arguing prosecutors are compromised by a serious conflict of interest tied directly to the deadly shooting.
In a court filing obtained by Fox News Digital, attorneys for Tyler James Robinson allege that senior members of the prosecutor’s office had "personal and familial connections to the crime scene," failed to step aside and allowed emotion to influence the decision to seek the death penalty.
Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10, 2025, shooting that killed Kirk during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, where an estimated 3,000 people were gathered.
According to the motion, a top supervisory prosecutor in the Utah County Attorney’s Office had a close family member in attendance at the event when the shooting occurred. That family member was approximately 85 feet from Kirk when he was shot and fled the scene in panic, leaving behind a backpack later photographed at the crime scene, defense attorneys say.
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