The defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing told his roommate  he wishes he hadn't done it  the day after the conservative activist was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, a recording played in court revealed Thursday.

Lance Twiggs, who was also defendant Tyler Robinson's romantic partner, said in an interview with law enforcement that the interaction happened in their apartment in southeastern Utah, more than 200 miles from where Kirk was shot.

Later that same day - and only about an hour before turning himself in - Robinson posted  it was me at UVU yesterday,  in a chat room on the Discord social media platform, according to messages shown by prosecutors.

Defense attorneys unsuccessfully fought the public release of the statements from Twiggs and the chat room messages. They argued prosecutors would characterize the material as a confession, undermining Robinson's right to a fair trial if the statements are broadcast by the media.

But after prolonged debate that included an attorney for Kirk's family arguing for the material to be publicly released, state District Judge Tony Graf allowed a redacted version of the video interview to be played. Some parts were blacked out, with only audio.

Robinson is charged with aggravated murder and has not entered a plea. He turned himself in a day after the fatal shooting of Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump credited with helping galvanize young voters for the Republican in the 2024 election.

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Notes and text exchanges were reviewed in court

Prosecutors allege Robinson confessed in a note to Twiggs that read:  I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it.  Robinson also allegedly sent a text to Twiggs saying he targeted Kirk because he  had enough of his hatred. 

State Bureau of Investigation Agent Brian Davis recounted the exchanges between Twiggs and Robinson under questioning by a prosecutor Thursday. They included texts from Robinson worrying about leaving finge

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