A prominent Utah attorney has warned that the prosecution's case against the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk may contain a critical flaw that could allow the suspect to walk free.
Skye Lazaro, a lawyer with Salt Lake City firm Ray Quinney & Nebeker, highlighted concerns over the timeline of events surrounding the assassination. Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of shooting Kirk with a single bullet to the neck during a speaking event at Utah Valley University last month.
Lazaro questioned the timing of Robinson's alleged encounter with a police officer at the crime scene perimeter hours after the killing. Officials say Robinson returned to the area and spoke to an officer before fleeing 250 miles south to St George, where he evaded capture for nearly two days. However, authorities have not disclosed exactly when this encounter occurred. 'If it doesn't line up in a way that makes sense, it could definitely be bad for them,' Lazaro told Fox News.
She also noted that if the officer did not activate his bodycam during the encounter, it could give Robinson's defence a key opportunity to challenge the investigation. Additionally, text messages between Robinson and his transgender partner Lance Twiggs lack timestamps, which could prove problematic. In the texts, Robinson allegedly confessed to the murder, including details of planning and execution.
Lazaro acknowledged that subpoenaed cellphone records could provide location data to help establish a timeline. 'A lot of times, what you can get when you subpoena cellphone records are where messages were sent from,' she said. However, she cautioned that the defence would likely scrutinise the evidence. 'It could come out that those aren't as damaging as they sound,' she added.
