00:00Today, after reviewing the evidence that law enforcement has collected thus far, I am filing a criminal information charging Tyler James Robinson, age 22, with the following crimes.
00:15Count one, aggravated murder, a capital offense, for intentionally or knowingly causing the death of Charlie Kirk under circumstances that created a great risk of death to others.
00:31Count two, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, a first-degree felony.
00:39The state is further alleging aggravating factors on counts one and two because the defendant is believed to have targeted Charlie Kirk based on Charlie Kirk's political expression and did so knowing that children were present and would witness the homicide.
00:59The state is also charging defendant with count three, obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony for moving and concealing the rifle used in the shooting.
01:18Count four, obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony for disposing the clothing he wore during the shooting.
01:28Count five, witness tampering, a third-degree felony for directing his roommate to delete his incriminating texts.
01:38Count six, witness tampering, a third-degree felony for directing his roommate to stay silent if police questioned him.
01:47Count seven, and count seven, commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child, a Class A misdemeanor, for committing homicide knowing that children were present and may have seen or heard the murder and did so based on Charlie Kirk's political expression.
02:07Count seven, also following the press conference, I am filing a notice of intent to seek the death penalty.
02:15I do not take this decision lightly, and it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.
02:31Because we are seeking the death penalty, the defendant will continue to be held without bail in the Utah County Jail.
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