Preliminary Hearing for Tyler Robinson Set Oct. 30

Tyler Robinson, 22, who is charged with fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk and faces aggravated murder and related counts, made a remote court appearance Sept. 29 in Utah’s 4th District Court. Judge Tony Graf moved the next public preliminary hearing to Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. and ordered Robinson to attend in person; the defense asked for the delay to review what it described as voluminous discovery and said it will not waive the preliminary hearing. Defense lead Kathryn Nester, joined by California co-counsel Michael N. Burt and Richard G. Novak, told the court they need time to process evidence and identify witnesses. Prosecutors reiterated they intend to seek the death penalty, said they will provide discovery under state law, and warned many witnesses may need to be identified from roughly 2,000–3,000 people at the Utah Valley University event. The court entered a publicity order limiting extrajudicial statements to protect witness identification and fairness, and local officials have approved additional funding and staffing to support both prosecution and defense in the high-profile case.