PROVO, Utah — The 22-year-old Utah man charged with capital murder in the assassination of Charlie Kirk appeared briefly Tuesday before a judge by video from jail.

Tyler Robinson at times nodded slightly but mostly stared straight ahead as the judge read the charges against him and appointed an attorney to represent him.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the opportunity to kill one of the nation’s leading conservative voices “and I’m going to take it.”

DNA on the trigger of the rifle that killed Kirk also matched that of Tyler Robinson , Uta

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