The indictment of Tyler Robinson, who’s been charged with aggravated homicide and a number of different crimes in reference to the taking pictures dying of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, consists of a number of alleged texts he despatched his roommate within the aftermath of assault.
The roommate, with whom prosecutors say Robinson was in a romantic relationship, offered the messages to police, the indictment says. The texts started with Robinson allegedly texting the roommate to “drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard.” There, the roommate allegedly discovered a notice that acknowledged: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”
When the roommate requested if he was joking, the next textual content change started, in accordance with the indictment.
Robinson: I’m nonetheless okay my love, however am caught in orem for a short time longer but. Shouldn’t be lengthy till I can come residence, however I gotta seize my rifle nonetheless. To be sincere I had hoped to maintain this secret until I died of previous age. I’m sorry to contain you.
Roommate: you weren’t the one who did it proper????
Robinson: I’m, I’m sorry
The alleged texts additionally disclose Robinson’s obvious emotions towards Kirk, who was recognized for spreading racist, sexist, transphobic and nationalist beliefs on faculty campuses. The alleged messages additionally present Robinson being hopeful that he could get away with the assault.
Roommate: Why?
Robinson: Why did I do it?
Roommate: Yeah
Robinson: I had sufficient of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out. If I’m in a position to seize my rifle unseen, I’ll have left no proof. Going to try to retrieve it once more, hopefully they’ve moved on. I haven’t seen something about them discovering it.
The alleged texts additionally present Robinson rising nervous about being caught if police discover the gun, which he says belonged to his grandfather.
Roommate: How lengthy have you ever been planning this?
Robinson: a bit over per week I imagine. I can get near it however there’s a squad automobile parked proper by it. I feel they already swept that spot, however I don’t wanna likelihood it.
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Robinson: I’m wishing I had circled again and grabbed it as quickly as I acquired to my automobile. … I’m apprehensive what my previous man would do if I didn’t carry again grandpas rifle … idek if it had a serial quantity, but it surely wouldn’t hint to me. I fear about prints I needed to go away it in a bush the place I modified outfits. didn’t have the power or time to carry it with. … I may need to desert it and hope they don’t discover prints. how the fuck will I clarify dropping it to my previous man. …solely factor I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel.
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The alleged texts additionally seem to substantiate earlier reporting that the messages inscribed on the ammunition used within the taking pictures had been related to web slang. One alleged message from Robinson reads: “remember how I was engraving bullets? The fuckin messages are mostly a big meme, if I see ‘notices bulge uwu’ on fox new I might have a stroke alright im gonna have to leave it, that really fucking sucks.”
Along with bringing the aggravated homicide cost, prosecutors additionally charged Robinson with felony discharge of a firearm inflicting critical bodily harm, fee of a violent offense within the presence of a kid, two counts of obstruction of justice and two counts of witness tampering.
