SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah County prosecutors will seek the death penalty against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who was charged Tuesday with the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The decision comes just days after Governor Spencer Cox publicly showed his support for the death penalty in response to the assassination. In a press conference earlier this week, Governor Spencer Cox said, “I just want to remind people we still have the death penalty in the state of Utah.”

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray formally confirmed on Tuesday that his office intends to pursue the death penalty.

“I do not take this decision lightly,” Gray stated. “It is a decision made independently based on the circumstances, evidence, and nature of the crime.”

As the case proceeds, Robinson’s legal repres

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