Texts allegedly exchanged between Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, and Robinson’s then-partner, Lance Twiggs, were read aloud Thursday in a courtroom in Provo, Utah.
Many of the messages were sent on Sept. 10, 2025, the day Kirk was killed while appearing at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem.
According to the messages presented in court, Robinson told Twiggs to “drop what you are doing” and “look under my keyboard.”
Twiggs responded with confusion and alarm.
“What????????????” he wrote. “You: you’re joking right?????”
Robinson then allegedly replied, “F*** I TRIED TO DELETE THAT.”
During the preliminary hearing, prosecutors also showed recorded sworn testimony from Twiggs. He said he found a handwritten note beneath the keyboard after receiving Robinson’s message.
The note read: “If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission, and set an auto text. I am likely dead, or facing a lengthy prison sentence. I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don’t know if I will/have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you.”
The messages that followed appeared to show Robinson attempting to explain what had happened while reassuring Twiggs that he was still alive.
“I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet,” Robinson allegedly wrote. “Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.”
Twiggs then asked the question that appeared to confirm his worst fears.
“You werent the one who did it right????”
“I am, I’m sorry,” Robinson allegedly answered.
In another message, Robinson appeared concerned about retrieving the firearm authorities say he had hidden near the university campus.
“Its gonna be real f***in annoying if i can’t get this thing till like 3, then have to drive back and still go into work,” he wrote.
Prosecutors argued that the message referred to the rifle allegedly used in the shooting.
The court also heard a message in which Robinson allegedly described his motive for targeting Kirk.
“I had enough of his hatred,” Robinson wrote. “Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”
Twiggs testified that Robinson eventually returned to the home they shared. According to Twiggs, he confronted Robinson in person about the messages and asked whether the confession was true.
“I just asked him in person if what he said was true the night before, and he said it was,” Twiggs testified.
He added that Robinson became emotional during the conversation.
“He started crying a little bit, and said he wishes he hadn’t done it,” Twiggs said.
The testimony and text messages are expected to play a major role in the prosecution’s case. They appear to provide a detailed account of Robinson’s actions before and after Kirk’s death, along with what prosecutors describe as a direct admission of responsibility.
Robinson remains accused of carrying out the killing, and the claims presented during the hearing have not yet been tested before a jury. The proceedings will determine whether there is enough evidence for the case to move toward trial.