#aggravated-murder

#aggravated-murder

Chance Terrence Topp, 28, was charged after a local grand jury returned a 13-count superseding indictment against him, according to court records seen by Law & Crime . Among the charges are aggravated murder, strangulation, domestic violence, reckless homicide and falsification, along with two counts each of murder, involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.

Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in Kirk's Sept. 10 shooting on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, just a few miles north of the Provo courthouse. Prosecutors with the Utah County Attorney's Office plan to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted. Robinson has not yet entered a plea. An 18-year-old child of a deputy county attorney attended the campus event where Kirk was shot.

Attorneys for Tyler Robinson argued images of him shackled and in jail clothing would spread widely in a case with extensive press coverage and public interest, which they said could prejudice future jurors. Judge Tony Graf agreed to make some allowances to protect Robinson's presumption of innocence before a trial, agreeing that the case has drawn "extraordinary" public and media attention. "Mr. Robinson shall be dressed as one who is presumed innocent," Graf said during a virtual court hearing.

The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk will have a court hearing on Monday where he and his newly appointed legal counsel will decide whether they want a preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if there is enough evidence against him to go forward with a trial. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty.

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