A judge ruled that the transcript and audio recording of a closed-door hearing involving the accused assassin of Charlie Kirk can be released in redacted forms during a hearing on how much access the public should have as his capital case proceeds in Provo, Utah.
Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. said the redactions amounted to 246 words in the 80-page transcript. The transcript is expected to be released by the end of the day, but Graf said it would take about two weeks to redact and release the audio recording.
Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of firing a single shot from a rooftop overlooking a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, striking the 31-year-old conservative speaker in the neck as he fielded questions from people in the audience in a courtyard at the heart of campus.
A judge ruled that the transcript and audio recording of a closed-door hearing involving the accused assassin of Charlie Kirk can be released in redacted forms during a hearing on how much access the public should have as his capital case proceeds in Provo, Utah.
Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. said the redactions amounted to 246 words in the 80-page transcript. The transcript is expected to be released by the end of the day, but Graf said it would take about two weeks to redact and release the audio recording.
Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of firing a single shot from a rooftop overlooking a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, striking the 31-year-old conservative speaker in the neck as he fielded questions from people in the audience in a courtyard at the heart of campus.
Robinson's defense had asked Graf to kick cameras out of the courtroom, but the judge ruled that an outright ban on cameras would be a "disproportionate" response to the defendant's concerns and issued limitations on what can and can't be shown.
Earlier this month, he promised to "be narrow" when weighing what parts of the sealed hearing should remain that way.
"[I would] rather do it right and take more time than to be rash and miss the mark," he said.
Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA to bring conservative voices to college campuses, died from a catastrophic gunshot wound as Robinson allegedly fled into a nearby neighborhood, ditching the suspected murder weapon, a Mauser .30-06 rifle, along the way.
The victim was a married father of two.
The suspected killer returned home to southern Utah, about a four-hour drive, and allegedly confessed to his roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, and to his parents before turning himself in to Washington County deputies.
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