Prosecutors In Charlie Kirk Murder Case Held In Contempt Over Comments About Suspect

Prosecutors successful nan lawsuit against Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, person been held successful contempt of tribunal complete comments they made astir his guilt.

Judge Tony Graf said Friday that nan comments violated his restrictions connected what nan 2 sides tin opportunity astir nan lawsuit extracurricular of court.

However, Graf denied nan defense’s petition to return nan decease punishment disconnected nan array arsenic a punishment for nan violation. He insisted nan problem could beryllium resolved done nan screening and questioning process for imaginable jurors, which is intended to weed retired group who could beryllium biased astir nan case.

Robinson has not yet entered a plea. The 23-year-old from southwestern Utah is charged pinch aggravated execution successful nan Sept. 10 assassination of Kirk, an state of President Donald Trump who was changeable successful nan cervix while addressing a crowd of thousands astatine Utah Valley University.

Defense attorneys had accused Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard of trying to power imaginable jurors by going connected a “media tour” to talk astir ballistics grounds successful nan case.

Ballard besides said prosecutors had capable grounds to show Robinson murdered Kirk.

The judge said nan comments were not made retired of immoderate malicious desire to taint nan assemblage pool. But he added that nan comments astir Robinson's guilt were "unreasonable" fixed nan court's restrictions connected speaking astir nan case.

Legal experts had said blocking nan decease punishment would person been an utmost remedy.