Charlie Kirk Assassination Trial Day 3: Suspect’s Roommate Takes Center Stage

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Tyler Robinson turned himself in to Washington County law enforcement around 9:00 p.m. on September 11 — the day after he allegedly shot conservative icon Charlie Kirk.

Robinson arrived with his parents. All three were interviewed by authorities.

That critical detail emerged on day three of the preliminary hearings in Robinson’s capital murder trial, directly contradicting online theories questioning Robinson’s involvement in the assassination.

The centerpiece of Wednesday’s hearing: a video interview with Lance Twiggs, Robinson’s roommate and alleged transgender-identifying lover.

“To not be transparent here, to not be open, to not let the world see what happened will create doubt and distrust in the judicial system.”

That’s what Jeffrey Neiman, the Kirk family attorney, told the court when prosecutors moved to redact portions of the Twiggs interview video.

Neiman argued the family wants the interview played in its entirety “for the world to see.”

After considerable deliberation, Judge Tony Graf ruled that significant portions of the video must be redacted for public view. Graf said he would consider the full video in his probable cause determination on whether the case should go to trial.

The redactions concern discussions of text messages, Discord chats, and a “note” — all of which prosecutors say they will move to enter into the record. They are not yet deemed admissible.

Key witness testimony came from Brian Davis, an agent with the Utah State Bureau of Investigation with 18 years at the agency and 27 total years in law enforcement.

Davis has worked more than 60 homicide cases. He was assigned as a case agent on the Kirk assassination investigation alongside Agent David Hull.

Davis was called to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department after being notified Robinson wanted to turn himself in. Davis arrived around 11:30 p.m. on September 11.

Robinson’s parents were interviewed separately but simultaneously. Robinson himself was officially detained on September 12 around 4:00 a.m.

Judge Graf allowed a short video of Robinson being held to be played for media cameras in court.

Twiggs was interviewed by Ryan McBride, one of the Utah County attorneys prosecuting the case, at least twice — once on September 12, 2025, and again on April 20, 2026.

In both interviews, Twiggs was given “use immunity,” meaning he cannot be prosecuted based on information provided in the interview but can be prosecuted based on information not covered.

Robinson attorney Richard Novak objected to the video interview being played publicly. State prosecutors asked for only the audio to be played.

After the back-and-forth, Graf decided the redacted video would be played Thursday when the hearing resumes — with audio only captured by news media.

Day four is set to go into much more detail about Twiggs and his relationship with Robinson.

Deputy County Attorney Lauren Hunt is prosecuting the case. She has served as a criminal prosecutor with the Utah County Attorney’s Office since 2013, specializing in sexual offense cases and violent crimes including attempted murder and homicide.

Michael Judd, an attorney representing media interests, has argued that cameras should capture a greater portion of the exhibits than Graf has allowed in some cases.

The hearing continues Thursday morning in Utah.

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