Utah County Attorney's Office found in contempt in Robinson case, but death penalty still on table

The Utah County Attorney's Office spokesman, Chris Ballard, was in civil contempt of 4th District Judge Tony Graf's pretrial publicity order banning attorneys from making extra statements to the media that could potentially prejudice a jury pool. But Graf is rejecting a request by Tyler Robinson and his defense team to penalize the state by removing the option of seeking the death penalty. On Friday, Graf announced his decision on whether statements made by Ballard to national news programs violated the judge's order barring attorneys on both sides from discussing the case in the media. Robinson, 23, is accused of shooting and killing political activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. He faces a potential death sentence if convicted. Read more: https://www.ksl.com/article/51546907 ---- Socials for KSL TV:   / ksl5tv     / ksltv     / kslnews   Socials for KSL NewsRadio:   / kslnewsradio     / kslnewsradio     / ksl_newsradio