Tyler Robinson hearing: Top moments from explosive Lance Twiggs interview played in court

PROVO, Utah — The erstwhile person of Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin told Utah prosecutors that the suspected slayer "wishes helium hadn't done it," according to a video played successful tribunal Thursday.

"I conscionable asked him successful idiosyncratic if what he said was existent the night before, and he said it was, started crying a small spot and said helium wishes helium hadn't done it," Lance Twiggs told investigators successful a video interview.

The nighttime before, according to substance messages prosecutors displayed later, Robinson allegedly took recognition for Kirk's shooting successful a speech with Twiggs.

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Items are displayed successful the makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk extracurricular the office of Turning Point USA connected Sept. 18, 2025, successful Phoenix, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was changeable and killed connected Sept. 10 portion speaking astatine an lawsuit for his "American Comeback Tour" astatine Utah Valley University. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The video was played connected the 4th time of Tyler Robinson’s preliminary proceeding — a procedural measurement to find whether the lawsuit tin spell to trial.

Prosecutors had attempted to play it Wednesday, but the defence asked the justice to bid redactions.

A video interrogation with Lance Twiggs, Tyler Robinson's roommate and reported romanticist partner, is shown during a preliminary proceeding for Tyler Robinson, who is accused successful the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, astatine the Fourth District Courthouse successful Provo, Utah, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Spenser Heaps/AP via Pool)

After immoderate backmost and distant implicit what could and couldn’t beryllium included, it was shown successful tribunal Thursday morning, and Robinson appeared to ticker it closely.

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Charlie Kirk was a blimpish activistic who led Turning Point USA. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)

Twiggs, who is cooperating with investigators and hasn’t been charged with a crime, was besides Robinson's person and roommate, according to prosecutors. He said that helium identified arsenic "Luna" to immoderate associates, including Robinson.

Tyler Robinson, accused of the execution of Charlie Kirk, appears during a proceeding successful Fourth District Court successful Provo, Utah connected Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)

Twiggs was concisely placed nether FBI extortion and has since near the state.

After the shooting, Twiggs allegedly received a substance connection from Robinson telling him to look nether his keyboard. There, according to prosecutors, helium recovered a enactment that helium said helium took a representation of.

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A video interrogation with Lance Twiggs was played successful tribunal connected July 9, 2026. (Fox News)

Prosecutors showed it successful court, but the justice said it could not beryllium photographed. It was a afloat page, written by hand.

"I had the accidental to instrumentality retired Charlie Kirk and I’m going to instrumentality it," it work astatine 1 point.

After seeing the note, Twiggs past allegedly texted Robinson asking if helium was joking.

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Booking photos for Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspected successful the Utah assassination of Turning Point USA laminitis Charlie Kirk. (Utah Gov. Spencer Cox)

"I americium inactive good my love, but americium stuck successful orem for a small portion longer yet," Robinson replied — allegedly. "Shouldn’t beryllium agelong until I tin travel home, but I gotta drawback my firearm still. To beryllium honorable I had hoped to support this concealed till I died of aged age. I americium atrocious to impact you."

"You weren’t the 1 who did it right????" Twiggs replied.

Lance Twiggs, Tyler Robinson's roommate and reported romanticist partner, is shown during a preliminary proceeding for Tyler Robinson, who is accused successful the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, astatine the Fourth District Courthouse successful Provo, Utah, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Spenser Heaps/AP via Pool)

"I am," Robinson allegedly wrote back. "I’m sorry."

Twiggs besides alleged successful the video that Robinson began engraving bullets astir a period earlier the shooting.

Tyler Robinson, left, accused successful the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, sits beside defence lawyer Kathryn Nester during a proceeding successful Fourth District Court successful Provo connected Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Bethany Baker/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)

"I don't retrieve precisely when, but helium had said helium was readying to spell hunting with his family," Twiggs told authoritative Ryan McBride successful the recorded interview. "And helium asked me...if we had a Dremel tool, due to the fact that helium said helium wanted to make messages connected bullets."

Prosecutors person said that cartridges and a spent casing recovered from the suspected execution limb had been engraved with respective messages. Another casing with a akin engraving had been recovered from the location Robinson and Twiggs shared, according to grounds Thursday.

Several times erstwhile the Dremel instrumentality allegedly utilized to engrave the bullets came up Robinson appeared uncomfortable successful the courtroom, fidgeting successful his chair.

Twiggs said helium told Robinson wherever to find the instrumentality and warned him not to accidentally discharge a slug portion engraving — past didn’t deliberation of it again until aft Kirk was killed.

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Charlie Kirk speaks astatine Utah Valley University connected Sept. 10, 2025 successful Orem, Utah. Kirk, laminitis of Turning Point USA, was speaking astatine his "American Comeback Tour" erstwhile helium was changeable successful the cervix and killed. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

Mention of the instrumentality besides appeared to person an interaction connected Robinson's household successful the archetypal enactment of the assemblage successful court.

As the Dremel treatment continued, Robinson’s member was bent implicit with his caput down, with his parent rubbing his back, and the father's limb astir her.

Later successful the hearing, erstwhile the tribunal saw a substance connection speech betwixt Robinson and Twiggs, Erika Kirk could beryllium heard crying arsenic the texts were work successful tribunal of Twiggs asking Robinson questions astir the gun, which by the clip they were sent had been recovered by constabulary successful a wooded country conscionable disconnected campus.

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People tally aft shots were fired during an quality by Charlie Kirk astatine Utah Valley University connected Sept. 10, 2025 successful Orem, Utah. Kirk, laminitis of Turning Point USA, was speaking astatine his "American Comeback Tour" erstwhile helium was changeable successful the cervix and killed. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

According to Twiggs' video interview, Robinson allegedly told him that helium had a "long thrust to work" connected the greeting of the shooting.

"I don't cognize an nonstop time," helium said. "I conscionable cognize helium near early. I heard him leaving, and helium conscionable said helium had, like, agelong thrust to enactment that day. So helium was leaving early."

That was connected Sept. 10, the time of Kirk's assassination astatine Utah Valley University successful Orem, Utah. Robinson allegedly lingered successful the country until aft midnight connected Sept. 11.

A screenshot of substance messages displayed during Tyler Robinson's preliminary proceeding shows messages prosecutors allege sermon Robinson's motive and efforts to retrieve the firearm aft the Sept. 10, 2025, shooting of Charlie Kirk. (Credit: Brooke Curto / Fox News)

When Twiggs said helium woke up astatine astir noon to 1 p.m. connected the time of the shooting, members of Kirk's household scoffed from the 3rd enactment of the gallery.

Robinson reached up and scratched his pharynx erstwhile Twiggs talked astir the past clip helium saw Tyler earlier helium went to surrender.

In different information of the video interview, Twiggs told investigators that Robinson looked similar the antheral circulated connected an FBI wanted poster connected to the shooting, which showed a idiosyncratic of involvement connected campus.

"They bash look similar Tyler Robinson," Twiggs said.

He had downplayed the identification, however.

"I wouldn't accidental with 100% certainty conscionable due to the fact that of camera quality, but that looks similar him successful presumption of the shoes he's wearing, the sunglasses," Twiggs said. "I don't deliberation I'd specifically seen him wearing that hat, but helium was usually wearing a hat, and the jeans."

A photograph which prosecutors accidental shows a substance connection speech betwixt Tyler Robinson, who is accused successful the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, and Robinson’s roommate and romanticist spouse Lance Twiggs, is shown during a preliminary proceeding astatine the Fourth District Courthouse successful Provo, Utah, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Spenser Heaps/AP via Pool)

Twiggs did not attest successful idiosyncratic astatine the preliminary proceeding but whitethorn beryllium asked to bash truthful if the lawsuit goes to trial.

Near the extremity of Thursday's hearing, Judge Tony Graf Jr. indicated that helium would not marque a determination astatine the extremity of the preliminary proceeding this week. Instead, helium agreed to a defence petition to let briefs to beryllium filed by some sides earlier helium listens to oral arguments astatine a proceeding scheduled for Sept. 1.

Only aft that would helium marque a determination connected wherever there's capable probable origin to nonstop Robinson's lawsuit to trial.

The 23-year-old accused assassin has not yet entered a plea and won’t bash truthful unless the justice agrees with prosecutors that the charges are warranted.

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The September proceeding volition beryllium astir a twelvemonth aft a sniper's slug killed Kirk during a Turning Point USA lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University successful Orem, Utah.

Robinson could look the decease punishment if convicted.