Matthew Robinson is back commuting to and from his $600,000 Utah home and his prosperous masonry business after appearing in court last week to support his son Tyler Robinson during a preliminary hearing where a mountain of evidence was presented against him, according to the New York Post.

Despite showing up to the hearings for Tyler Robinson, Utah taxpayers are reportedly on the hook for his son’s defense bill, which could end up costing a staggering $10 million, experts told the newspaper.

High-performance defense attorneys were hired to defend the 23-year-old suspect after a judge declared him “indigent” — and his lawyers have already asked the state of Utah to fork over $2 million in additional funding for the trial.

Meanwhile, Matthew Robinson appears to have since returned to his normal routine of driving his GMC pickup truck to and from an unmarked facility located just outside of St. George, Utah.

The enormous bill stems from the extensive time and expert witness testimony needed to defend a suspect in such a high-profile capital case.

While Utah taxpayers brace for the staggering expense, customers continue to shop at Matthew Robinson’s stone and marble business, which reportedly relies on word-of-mouth recommendations and close relationships with repeat clients, sources told the New York Post.

Matthew Robinson rarely speaks about his son to locals, and most customers have remained loyal to the family business despite the 23-year-old facing charges in Kirk’s case, one of his colleagues told the newspaper.

In the past, Matthew Robinson was reportedly sued by his brother and co-founder of the company, Clint Robinson, who accused him of embezzling $100,000 over nearly two years, a 2014 lawsuit shows.

Clint also claimed that Matthew had traded work for personal favors, hid financial records, and once said they would go to jail if authorities ever saw their books, court records reveal.

After Clint demanded multiple restraining orders, the brothers ultimately reached a confidential settlement.

During last week’s preliminary hearing, prosecutors presented a trove of evidence against Tyler Robinson so that Judge Tony Graf can determine if there is sufficient probable cause to move the case forward to trial.

At the conclusion of last week’s proceedings, Judge Graf scheduled the next hearing for September 1 — when he will listen to oral arguments presented by both sides — at which point he is expected to make a decision.

Tyler Robinson could face the harshest penalty if convicted.

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

The order applies to Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, shrinking their combined footprint from 3 million acres down to just 300,000. Both monuments were created by Democratic presidents — Bill Clinton designated Grand Staircase in 1996, Barack Obama created Bears Ears in 2016 — locking down vast stretches of land containing coal and uranium deposits.

“They took the land from the people quite honestly. We’re giving it back.”

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox attended the White House signing and praised Trump’s action, arguing the original designations violated the intent of the Antiquities Act.

“We believe that under the Antiquities Act, it’s very clear that these monument designations are supposed to be the smallest area possible to protect the antiquities, and these multimillion-acre monuments that are bigger than the state of Delaware certainly do not fit that designation,” Cox said.

The move clears the way for fossil fuel extraction and mining on land that had been off-limits for decades. National monument protections ban drilling, mining, and construction across the designated landscape.

Local Native American groups have criticized the order, claiming both monument areas contain sacred sites including cliffside villages and petroglyphs tied to tribal history.

Davina Smith-Idjesa, a citizen of the Navajo Nation and co-chair of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, said Bears Ears “is not simply a piece of federal public land.”

“This is a living cultural site that holds our histories, our ceremonies, our traditional foods and medicines and our ancestors’ footprints,” Smith-Idjesa said.

Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have pushed aggressively to open federal land for U.S. energy production, clearing the way for mining and oil drilling in Alaska as well.

The original monument designations locked up land containing large deposits of coal and uranium — resources Trump argues should be available for American energy independence.

The vice president shared that he managed to follow parts of the Utah hearing for Robinson, though not all of it, and he told The Daily Wire that “the evidence against Robinson is just really, really compelling.”

In a wide-ranging interview as the hearing concluded on Friday, Vance put a rest to the notion that he believes the viral conspiracy theories about Kirk’s case, stating firmly that Robinson was responsible.

“Do I think Tyler Robinson pulled the trigger and killed Charlie Kirk? Absolutely. I think the evidence is clear on that.”

Throughout the past week, prosecutors spent days revealing surveillance footage, forensic evidence, an alleged confession note, and testimony from Robinson’s ex-roommate and transgender lover Lance Twiggs, as well as Robinson’s parents.

Vance and Kirk were close friends, and Vance has spoken openly about the role Kirk played in convincing President Donald Trump to choose him as his vice president.

Vance addressed claims in an upcoming book from New York Times journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, who report that Vance’s “instincts told him that there was a larger plot behind” Kirk’s case in the days following Kirk’s passing. Swan and Haberman wrote that Vance “went down countless online rabbit holes, becoming so consumed by the videos and the theories that his wife, Usha, told him she was worried about him.”

The vice president emphasized that the aspect of Kirk’s case that will always haunt him is the possibility that other individuals were involved in radicalizing Robinson.

“Do I think that Tyler Robinson is part of a broader network of left wing radicals who have fomented and encouraged violence? Absolutely. Do I know that they communicated with Tyler Robinson before the shooting? No, I don’t have evidence for that.”

“I’m always going to wonder,” Vance said. “I’m always going to wonder what was said and how many contacts he had beforehand. By the way, it doesn’t mean that [Robinson’s] any less guilty. But do I wonder if there are other people who are more directly involved in Charlie’s murder? Absolutely, because I don’t think that it’s possible for a young man to get radicalized like that without somebody encouraging him, whether informally or formally.”

“I think there are a lot of people with blood on their hands in the case of Charlie Kirk, but of course, the person most directly who has blood on their hands is Tyler Robinson.”

“The truth is that Charlie is dead because a bunch of left-wing radicals have preached a message that it’s okay to kill people you disagree with, and unfortunately, for my friend and and importantly for his family, there’s at least one guy in Utah who took that message to heart,” Vance said. “The worst part about all of this is not my my personal grief, as much as that’s very real, and the country’s loss, but the fact that I know that Erika and two little kids are going to grow up without their husband and father.”

Vance says his hope is that what transpired last September causes leftists to reconsider the violent rhetoric that they too often unleash against political opponents.

“If I was on the left, whatever the ideas that I had about politics and policy, if I saw that the result of some of the violence that I pushed is the death of Charlie Kirk, I would think twice about what I said and what beliefs led me to advocate for violence against people,” he added. “Because way too many leftists have advocated for violence for too long in our country, and it’s had real consequences.”

During the court proceedings this week, the prosecution played an interview with Robinson’s ex-roommate and lover Lance Twiggs, showing some of their text exchanges about the case. Twiggs revealed to the court that Robinson cried at their apartment after the incident and said he wished “he hadn’t done it.”

Vance said he had seen this report, calling it “very compelling evidence for a court of law.”

He sighed as he added: “In all Christians, if we’re being honest for us, there is a thirst for justice and a thirst for vengeance. And you know what God encourages to do is to care about justice and not vengeance. And so, if I’m being honest, my mind wishes for justice and hopes that Tyler Robinson is able to find forgiveness and find mercy. But I don’t feel that, and I don’t particularly care about that person or what happens to him.”

Reflecting on his own grief after the loss of his friend, Vance said he remains “heartbroken.”

“I think selfishly, I was thinking about what it would mean for for us, for the movement, and then you know, non-selfishly, I was thinking about what it would mean for Erika and the kids,” he said. “And you know, Charlie was one of those guys who was not just a friend, he was sort of a confidant. He was a guy that I could rely on. He was a guy that I could confide in. And there aren’t that many people when you’re the vice president of the United States.”

“It was a very, very big loss to me,” he shared.

Vance also repeatedly returned to the impact that Kirk’s passing has on his family, his wife Erika, and his two children.

“I think about this a lot as a young father, and this is probably the thought that I’ve had the most consistently since Charlie’s death: thank God, my kids are at an age where, if God forbid, something happened to me, they would they would have memories of me, and Charlie’s kids are at that age where, especially for his youngest child, but even for his oldest child, you just worry that a young father who poured his heart and soul into that family, you worry that those kids won’t have any memory of them, and I think that is the greatest tragedy of all of this.”

“And I know it’s something Erika cares a lot about,” added Vance. “It’s certainly something I’ve thought a lot about over the last year, but I think we have to take some some, as Lincoln would say, some measure of devotion to that, that his kids should know at the very least who he was, that that they were beloved, and that their dad gave his life fighting for the very best principles of the country that he loved.”

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

The bombshell letter laid bare the 23-year-old suspect’s alleged motive and planning.

“I am so sorry,” the handwritten note to Robinson’s trans roommate Lance Twiggs read. “I am likely dead, or facing a lengthy prison sentence. I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it.”

“If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission, and set an auto text. I am likely dead, or facing a lengthy prison sentence. I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don’t know if I will / have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you.”

Prosecutors presented the letter on day four of Robinson’s preliminary hearing in Utah. Judge Tony Graf had ruled the confession note could not be publicly displayed — but court staff mistakenly showed it anyway.

“This is a handwritten note or letter from Tyler to Lance,” a prosecutor told the court. “In Lance’s first interview with FBI, he tells them about this letter he found under Tyler’s keyboard per a text message he received.”

The prosecution also played video of Twiggs’ April interview with investigators. In the recording, Twiggs told authorities he had received a text from Robinson telling him to look under his keyboard.

“I just asked him in person if what he said was true the night before, and he said it was. He started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it,” Twiggs told investigators in the video.

After reading the note, Twiggs texted Robinson to ask if he was joking.

“FUCK I TRIED TO DELETE THAT,” Robinson’s response read.

The text exchange — also presented in court Thursday — revealed Robinson’s alleged attempts to cover his tracks.

“I am still ok my love, but am stuck in Orem for a little while longer,” Robinson allegedly wrote to Twiggs. “Shouldn’t ne long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.”

“You weren’t the one who did it right????” Twiggs responded.

“I am, I’m sorry,” Robinson allegedly replied.

When Twiggs asked why, Robinson wrote: “I had enough of his hatred, some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

The messages continued with Robinson discussing retrieving his rifle from the scene.

“If I’m able to grab my rifle unseen I will have left no evidence,” Robinson added. “Going to attempt to retrieve it again. Hopefully they have moved on. I haven’t seen anything in the news about them finding it.”

Robinson went on to text that he had been planning the attack “a bit over a week.”

“Guess I’m just sitting in my car watching reels for another hour, hoping this guy fucks off,” he allegedly wrote — referring to a police officer searching for the weapon.

“Only thing I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel. I bet that canine sniffed it out, little snitching bastard,” the texts continued.

Later in the exchange, Robinson mentioned a trans sex joke he had etched into the ammunition, then fantasized about Fox News having to explain it live on air.

“Remember how I was engraving bullets? The fuckin messages are mostly a big meme. If I see ‘Notices Bulge UwU’ on Fox New[s] I might have a stroke,” the suspect allegedly texted.

The rifle recovered near Utah Valley University — where Kirk was attacked on September 10, 2025 — was loaded with a spent round reading “Notices Bulge/OwO/What’s This?,” according to evidence shown in court.

The message refers to being surprised by genitalia when someone is dressed as an animal or in drag. It’s used among members of the transgender and “furry” communities, New York Post reported.

The text exchange also revealed Robinson noting his father “wanted to use a high caliber” rifle for a hunting trip, adding: “Judging from today I’d say grandpa’s gun does just fine” — in reference to the rifle he allegedly used.

“I think that was a $2K scope,” the suspect texted, before demanding Twiggs “Delete this exchange.”

Twiggs also told investigators Robinson had asked him for a Dremel tool to engrave bullets.

“He had said he was planning to go hunting with his family, and he asked me if we had, like, a Dremel, because he said he wanted to engrave messages on bullets,” Twiggs said in the recorded interview with prosecutor Ryan McBride.

Twiggs — who also goes by the name “Luna” — added that Robinson inquired about the tool “at most, a month before” the attack.

Prosecutors are presenting evidence during this week’s preliminary hearing so Judge Graf can determine whether there is sufficient probable cause to move the case to trial.

Graf suggested he would not make a decision by week’s end. He scheduled another hearing for September 1, at which point he will hear oral arguments from both sides.

Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted.

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

MOMENTS AGO: Court camera operator accidentally showed the note Tyler Robinson left for his lover under his keyboard. https://t.co/yXssaUkyIM

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 9, 2026

WATCH: FULL video of Lance Twiggs' DAMNING testimony about accused Charlie Kirk kiIIer Tyler Robinson

It's pretty clear why the defense worked SO hard to hide this

KEY MOMENTS:

01:08 – Placed under OATH, agreeing to give testimony under penalty of perjury
01:58 -… pic.twitter.com/tUubdhC1yD

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 9, 2026

The widow of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk filed a motion Friday urging Judge Tony Graf to rule quickly on whether prosecutors have enough evidence to move forward with the case against Tyler Robinson, 23, who is charged with aggravated felony counts in the Sept. 10, 2025, incident.

Joined by Charlie Kirk’s parents, the family’s filing argues the case has dragged on long enough after a weeklong preliminary hearing wrapped up last week.

“A prompt determination is imperative in the interest of justice. The Court is approaching the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death. Ten months have passed since the defendant was arrested, and the preliminary hearing has now concluded.”

The motion, obtained by the Washington Examiner, asks Graf to “promptly enter its probable cause determination based on the overwhelming evidence presented during the five-day preliminary hearing.”

While acknowledging Robinson “is entitled to a fair trial,” the family argues “he is not, however, entitled to cause undue delay in the criminal justice process.”

The Kirk family cited Utah’s Crime Victims’ Rights Act, which guarantees victims “the right to a speedy disposition of the charges free from unwarranted delay caused by or at the behest of the defendant.” They’re urging Graf to issue his probable cause ruling no later than Sept. 1.

That’s the date Graf scheduled for both sides to deliver final legal arguments before he decides whether the case moves to trial.

Testimony concluded Friday, but the judge set the September hearing instead of ruling immediately — a delay the Kirk family now wants eliminated.

Following the preliminary hearing’s conclusion, the family released a statement calling it “an important step forward in the pursuit of justice for Charlie.”

“The world has witnessed the overwhelming evidence of what occurred to Charlie that day. Nothing will ever undo the loss of our beloved Charlie. As this case moves into its next phase, we pray that truth will continue to be heard through a process that is fair, transparent, and grounded in the facts.”

The five-day preliminary hearing featured newly revealed evidence prosecutors say ties Robinson to the attack on Kirk during a Turning Point USA campus event.

Prosecutors presented previously unreleased surveillance footage allegedly showing Robinson speaking with Kirk’s staff before leaving campus, changing clothes, and later returning to carry out the attack from a rooftop overlooking the event.

Jack Posobiec, a friend of Charlie Kirk and senior editor of Human Events, described to a reporter the never-before-seen footage shown only to members of the public seated in the courtroom.

The video showed “specifically the part of the Losee Center, the roof, and you see everything … he climbed over, he assembles the gun, he runs over to edge, gets down in a prone position, and you see the time.… and then you see him take the shot,” Posobiec recalled.

Defense attorneys spent the week challenging the reliability of DNA testing prosecutors used to link Robinson to the alleged weapon. They also disputed the prosecution’s contention that Robinson targeted Charlie Kirk because of his politics.

Graf on Friday sanctioned media outlets for briefly broadcasting a letter allegedly written by Robinson on Thursday, despite a court order prohibiting it from being shown publicly. The letter appeared to contain a confession and was inadvertently displayed for a few seconds during Thursday’s proceedings.

Rather than remove cameras from the courtroom, Graf ordered that no exhibits shown during Friday’s hearing could be photographed or broadcast.

Robinson surrendered to authorities two days after Charlie Kirk was targeted. He has not yet entered a plea to the aggravated charges.

If Graf finds probable cause following the Sept. 1 hearing, the case will proceed toward trial in what is expected to be one of the country’s highest-profile prosecutions. Prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty.

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

BREAKING: Jack Posobiec detailed video shown in Tyler Robinson’s hearing that allegedly captures the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. Sept. 1 ruling next. pic.twitter.com/gJYmpFMovg

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 10, 2026

“I just asked him in person if what he said was true the night before, and he said it was. He started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it,” Twiggs said in a recorded interview played Thursday during Robinson’s preliminary hearing.

“He started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it.”

Prosecutors displayed text messages showing Robinson allegedly took credit for the fatal September 10, 2025 incident at Utah Valley University the night it happened.

After the incident, Twiggs said he received a text from Robinson telling him to look under his keyboard. There, he found a handwritten note.

“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it,” the note read, according to prosecutors.

Twiggs said he photographed the full-page note, which was displayed in the courtroom.

He then texted Robinson asking if he was joking.

“I am still ok my love, but am stuck in Orem for a little while longer yet,” Robinson allegedly responded. “Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.”

Twiggs replied: “You weren’t the one who did it right????”

Robinson allegedly answered, “I am,” adding, “I’m sorry.”

Twiggs — who has cooperated with investigators and not been charged — also told authorities Robinson inquired about a Dremel tool “at most, a month before” the incident.

“He had said he was planning to go hunting with his family, and he asked me if we had, like, a Dremel, because he said he wanted to engrave messages on bullets,” Twiggs told prosecutor Ryan McBride in the recorded interview.

Twiggs, who noted he has gone by the name “Luna” with some people including Robinson, said the accused looked like the man on an FBI wanted poster that circulated afterward.

“They do look like Tyler Robinson,” Twiggs said, before adding, “I wouldn’t say with 100 percent certainty, just because of camera quality, but that looks like him in terms of the shoes he’s wearing, the sunglasses.”

“I don’t think I’d specifically seen him wearing that hat, but he was usually wearing a hat and the jeans,” Twiggs added of the 23-year-old accused.

During the day after the incident, Twiggs said Robinson was pacing around their apartment.

“He was walking around a lot,” Twiggs recalled, adding Robinson told him he would eventually “talk to his parents or turn himself over.”

Prosecutors are presenting evidence against Robinson so Judge Tony Graf can determine whether there is sufficient probable cause to move the case forward to trial.

Judge Graf suggested he would not make a decision by the end of this week, and scheduled another hearing for September 1, when he will listen to oral arguments from both sides.

Robinson — who has not yet entered a plea — could face the death penalty if convicted. Twiggs has since left Utah and was briefly placed under FBI protection.

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

WATCH: FULL video of Lance Twiggs' DAMNING testimony about accused Charlie Kirk kiIIer Tyler Robinson

It's pretty clear why the defense worked SO hard to hide this

KEY MOMENTS:

01:08 – Placed under OATH, agreeing to give testimony under penalty of perjury
01:58 -… pic.twitter.com/tUubdhC1yD

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 9, 2026

Judge Tony Graf on July 9 allowed a three-page statement from pastor David Engelhardt — a Turning Point USA board member and friend of Kirk — detailing Kirk’s “orthodox-Christian position on marriage, family, gender, and sexual being, which find their basis in various Biblical scriptures.”

Defense attorney Richard Novak fought the admission for more than 30 minutes during the second day of preliminary hearings, arguing the document does not reveal accused assassin Tyler Robinson’s views on Kirk and claiming “this is not a case about religion.”

But Graf ruled the document is admissible as evidence for Kirk’s political beliefs — a decision that bolsters the prosecution’s case for the victim-targeting enhancement, which could significantly increase Robinson’s punishment if he is found guilty.

The Engelhardt testimony:

1)As noted in Turning Point USA’s filings with the Internal Revenue Service, Turning Point USA is organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes in accordance with section 501(c)(3), to empower informed civic and cultural…

— Breccan F. Thies (@BreccanFThies) July 9, 2026

The prosecution hopes to prove Robinson killed Kirk because of his “political expression.” If proven beyond a reasonable doubt, Utah law allows for a sentence to be enhanced because a victim was targeted for his political beliefs.

Novak told Graf he does not believe the document is relevant to the enhancement and told the court: “I didn’t bring the Bible to this courtroom. The state brought it.”

Lack of audio was due to the admission of an exhibit considered Tuesday and provisionally admitted — that of Pastor David Engelhardt, which is a statement of political and religious beliefs, motivations, and mission of TPUSA, Charlie KIRK, etc.

STATE is using this to lay the…

— Breccan F. Thies (@BreccanFThies) July 9, 2026

Graf initially chose to provisionally admit the document because it relates to the victim-targeting enhancement and Kirk’s political expression. On Thursday, he fully admitted and published the exhibit.

Under Utah Code § 76-3-203.14, the state allows for a sentence to be increased when a victim was targeted for his political beliefs.

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

The damning document, addressed to Robinson’s roommate and romantic partner Lance Twiggs, contains a stunning admission.

“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it.”

Utah Judge Tony Graf had ruled materials prosecutors characterize as confessions should not be livestreamed. But two images of the note — one showing the partially burned original, another depicting an intact photo from Twiggs’s phone — appeared on the court’s public livestream before Graf noticed the error and had them removed.

Robinson faces the death penalty if convicted of murdering the Turning Point USA founder before a crowd at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. He’s charged with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and multiple other felonies.

The letter opens with an apology to Twiggs, whom Robinson referred to by the chosen name “Luna.”

“If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry,” Robinson allegedly wrote, before confessing to seizing the chance to kill Kirk.

Twiggs testified Thursday that Robinson later admitted the note’s contents were true, expressed regret over the killing, and said he planned to surrender to authorities.

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told the Washington Examiner the accidental disclosure is unlikely to derail the case.

“None of this is being shown to a jury. We don’t even have a jury yet,” Rahmani said, noting preliminary hearings routinely include evidence that may never reach trial.

He added the issue could surface during jury selection in the high-profile case — prospective jurors may be asked whether they watched the hearing or were exposed to the confession beforehand.

Utah prosecutors played portions of Twiggs’s police interview Thursday and introduced text messages allegedly exchanged between the pair after Kirk was killed.

The state spent the week presenting evidence tying Robinson to the fatal shooting: surveillance video, DNA evidence, ballistics findings, and witness testimony. Prosecutors rested their case Thursday afternoon after calling four law enforcement witnesses who participated in the investigation.

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

Judge Tony Graf overruled defense objections on day four of Robinson’s preliminary hearing, releasing 23 minutes of redacted footage from prosecutor Ryan McBride’s interview with Twiggs.

Full redacted TWIGGS interview allowed to be viewed by news media.@FDRLST

via KSL News Utah pic.twitter.com/HhVIii1Uu3

— Breccan F. Thies (@BreccanFThies) July 9, 2026

In the footage, Twiggs identifies Robinson on camera at Utah Valley University and gives a detailed account of Robinson’s behavior before and after Kirk’s death.

Twiggs and Robinson met in person and became roommates in 2023. They started dating “two or three months after [Robinson] moved in,” Twiggs said.

The night of Sept. 10, Robinson left early, claiming he had “a long drive to work that day.” Twiggs didn’t hear from him again until 11 p.m., when Robinson texted: “Drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard.”

Twiggs found a note under Robinson’s computer keyboard. According to BBC reporting, the note stated: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”

Robinson didn’t return to their shared apartment until Sept. 11.

“[He] didn’t go into detail. … I just asked him in person if what he said was true the night before. He said it was. Started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn’t done it.”

Twiggs said Robinson “kept going around [the apartment] and just doing stuff, I think, to keep himself busy or distracted.” Robinson said he would “eventually” talk to his parents or turn himself in.

Twiggs left Robinson pacing and went to his parents’ house. “I didn’t really want to be at our apartment while any of that was happening, regardless of what went down,” Twiggs said.

Text messages between TWIGGS and ROBINSON.

Some messages were not filmed by news media, but were read aloud (punctuation unclear). These are about ROBINSON going back to find the gun he left in the woods:

TWIGGS: “Are you okay still?”

ROBINSON: “Yes. Checking spot again now.… pic.twitter.com/Y85cRqZjUx

— Breccan F. Thies (@BreccanFThies) July 9, 2026

McBride showed Twiggs FBI snapshots of surveillance footage from Utah Valley University depicting a man in sunglasses, a baseball cap, a black shirt, and jeans going up a stairwell to the roof.

Twiggs said the images “definitely do look like him.”

About a month before Sept. 10, Robinson asked Twiggs about a Dremel tool to engrave bullets. “He had said he was planning to go hunting with his family, and he asked me … if we had a like a Dremel … to create messages on bullets,” Twiggs said.

Gun and etched bullets with messages found hidden in the woods outside the UVU campus.

Some engravings:

“notice this bulge”
“owo what”
“this?”
“hey fascist, catch”
“o bella ciao”
“ciao ciao”
“if you read this, you are gay lmao”@FDRLSTpic.twitter.com/D1nxhyiYeM

— Breccan F. Thies (@BreccanFThies) July 9, 2026

Authorities recovered the gun and engraved bullets hidden in the woods outside the UVU campus. Some engravings included: “notice this bulge,” “owo what,” “hey fascist, catch,” and “if you read this, you are gay lmao.”

Other parts of the released interview only played audio, specifically when McBride showed Twiggs messages from Robinson’s Dungeons & Dragons Discord server. Both were avid gamers, and Twiggs said Robinson played Dungeons & Dragons every week.

Twiggs said Robinson talked about politics “more than me,” adding, “I didn’t really … keep up with politics very much.”

Until Sept. 10, Twiggs said he “personally had never heard him [Robinson] talk about Charlie Kirk before specifically.”

The charges remain allegations. The case has not been proven in court.

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.

We are once again talking about closing down the proceedings related to a new exhibit: a video interview of Lance TWIGGS to be played in the courtroom.

Media attorney Michael JUDD is arguing that the interview is important enough that the public deserves to see it.

“I haven’t…

— Breccan F. Thies (@BreccanFThies) July 8, 2026

For those anticipating the TWIGGS testimony, it appears that STATE attorney HUNT said many of the TWIGGS questions will be asked when Utah SBI Agent FAUMUINA retakes the stand after Agent DAVIS’s testimony.

STATE attorneys say FAUMUINA could take the stand today, but it will…

— Breccan F. Thies (@BreccanFThies) July 8, 2026