A Utah judge ruled Monday that the man charged with fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk can wear civilian clothes during pretrial hearings.

But the judge denied a request from attorneys for Tyler Robinson , 22, that sought to bar authorities from requiring him to wear restraints in court.

“Mr. Robinson’s right to the presumption of innocence outweighs the minimal inconvenience of permitting civilian attire, and Mr. Robinson shall be dressed as one who is presumed innocent,” Utah Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf Jr. said in a ruling from the bench.

Graf added that while Robinson has no previous criminal history or incidents of misconduct while in custody, he described the charges against the defendant as “extraordinarily serious” and said the emotional nature of

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