A Utah sheriff detailed his shock after learning that the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk had turned up in his community, and he pushed back on rumors about his office’s role in the arrest.

Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby explained on Wednesday that his office has had limited involvement in the case of 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson. Brooksby said Robinson turned himself in at the sheriff’s office last week, but emphasized that his deputies were only assisting until lead investigators arrived.

Brooksby also quashed rumors circulating on social media, including claims that Robinson’s father is a deputy who personally handcuffed his son. He called those assertions “completely false,” noting there is a retired deputy with the same name as R

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