Accused Charlie Kirk assassin allegedly confessed in texts, apologized and described motive, agent testifies

Tyler Robinson allegedly admitted to assassinating blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk successful substance messages to his roommate aft the Sept. 10, 2025, shooting, apologized for his actions and claimed helium acted due to the fact that helium "had capable of his hatred," according to grounds Thursday during Robinson's preliminary hearing.

Utah State Bureau of Investigation Agent Brian Davis work portions of the substance speech successful tribunal arsenic prosecutors continued presenting grounds against Robinson, 23, who is charged with assassinating Kirk extracurricular a "Prove Me Wrong" lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University successful Orem.

Reading from the exchange, Davis testified Robinson sent his roommate, Lance Twiggs, a connection soon aft the shooting that read, "Stop what you're doing. Look nether the keyboard."

Davis past work different alleged connection from Robinson.

ACCUSED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN TYLER ROBINSON FIGHTS BACK AS PROSECUTORS' SPRAWLING CASE COMES INTO FOCUS

Charlie Kirk assassination fishy Tyler Robinson and Lance Twiggs. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool and Lance Twiggs/TikTok)

"I'm inactive okay, my love, but I'm stuck successful Orem for a small portion longer yet. Shouldn't beryllium agelong until I tin travel home, but gotta drawback my rifle," the connection read. "Still, to beryllium honest, I had hoped to support this concealed till I died of aged age. I americium atrocious to impact you."

Twiggs allegedly replied, "You weren't the 1 who did it, right?"

"I am. I'm sorry."

After Twiggs wrote, "I thought they caught the person," Davis work Robinson's alleged response.

"No, they grabbed immoderate brainsick aged dude, past interrogated idiosyncratic successful akin clothing. I had planned to drawback my firearm from the driblet constituent soon after, but astir of that broadside of municipality got locked down," Davis read. "It's quiet, astir capable to get out, but there's 1 conveyance lingering."

TYLER ROBINSON'S AND LANCE TWIGGS' DNA BOTH ALLEGEDLY FOUND ON KEY EVIDENCE IN CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATION

Text messages introduced arsenic grounds during Tyler Robinson's preliminary proceeding allegedly amusement Robinson exchanging messages with his roommate aft the Sept. 10, 2025, shooting of Charlie Kirk. (Credit: Brooke Curto/Fox News Digital)

When Twiggs asked wherefore Robinson carried retired the shooting, Davis testified Robinson replied: "I had capable of his hatred. Some hatred can't beryllium negotiated out. If I'm capable to drawback my firearm unseen, I volition person near nary evidence. Going to effort to retrieve it again. Hopefully they person moved on."

Robinson added, "I haven't seen thing successful the quality astir them uncovering it. We'll update you by midnight."

After Twiggs asked however agelong helium had been readying the shooting, Davis work Robinson's response: "A spot implicit a week. I judge I tin get adjacent to it, but determination is simply a squad car parked close by it. I deliberation they already swept that spot, but I don't privation to accidental it."

CHARLIE KIRK FAMILY DEMANDS JUDGE REVEAL HIDDEN EVIDENCE FROM ACCUSED ASSASSIN'S HEARING

A divided representation showing Tyler Robinson talking to his lawyers successful tribunal and Charlie Kirk astatine the UVU rally wherever helium was killed. (Rick Egan/Pool via Reuters, Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

Davis besides work messages successful which Robinson allegedly described trying to retrieve the rifle.

"While they were parked there, if they had recovered it, I ideate determination would beryllium much commotion. Again, I'm atrocious for roping you into each of this. You shouldn't person to interest astir this."

When Twiggs asked wherefore Robinson near the firearm behind, Davis work his alleged response.

"I interest astir prints. I had to permission it successful a bush wherever I changed outfits, didn't person the quality oregon clip to bring it with."

According to Davis, Robinson aboriginal wrote, "I'll stake that K-9 sniffed it out. We regenerate it? Unlikely. I don't afloat cognize what the weapon was due to the fact that it was aged arsenic s--- and Gramps did immoderate modifying."

He besides referenced bullets helium had engraved earlier the shooting.

"Remember however I was engraving bullets? The f------ messages are mostly a large meme. If I spot notices... connected Fox News, I mightiness person a stroke."

The speech concluded with Robinson allegedly writing, "No, my dada wanted to usage a precocious caliber for the firearm hunt. Judging from today, I accidental Gramps' weapon does conscionable fine."

Davis testified that Robinson past instructed Twiggs: "Delete this exchange."

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Davis besides testified Robinson aboriginal texted, "I'm going to crook myself successful willingly. One of my neighbors present is simply a lawman for the sheriff. We anticipation to support things benignant of quiescent here."

The last connection Davis work from the speech stated: "If immoderate constabulary inquire you questions, inquire for a lawyer and enactment silent. My lawyer should beryllium Doug Terry. I'll spot if helium tin scope retired to you and marque definite the constabulary follow."