The Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk Appears in Court for 1st Time as a Judge Weighs Media Access

PROVO, UT – DECEMBER 11: Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court on December 11, 2025 in Provo, Utah. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty. (Photo by Rick Egan-Pool/Getty Images)

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk is making his first in-person court appearance Thursday as his attorneys push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. A Utah judge has been weighing the public’s right to know details in Tyler Robinson’s case against his attorneys’ concerns that the swarm of media attention could interfere with his right to a fair trial. Prosecutors have charged Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of the conservative activist on the Utah Valley University campus. They plan to seek the death penalty. Judge Tony Graf could decide on a request from law enforcement and Robinson’s legal team to ban cameras in the courtroom.

(Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

There is no custom code to display.