Charlie Kirk's suspected assassin — 22-year-old Tyler Robinson — made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon in Utah.

During the virtual hearing, Robinson was briefly seen on video wearing what appeared to be a bulletproof vest. The only words Robinson spoke were his full name in response to the judge's request for him to state it: "Tyler James Robinson."

'I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I'm going to take it.'

The judge noted that he reviewed Robinson's financial status declaration, found the defendant "indigent," and would assign an attorney to represent him. The judge also said Robinson would remain in custody with no bail.

A trial team representative stated that a pretrial protective order was submitted on behalf of Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk; th

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