On September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University, Charlie Kirk engaged with attendees by tossing hats to the crowd in Orem, Utah. (Image Credit: Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
Previously, the department said it wasn’t aware of Robinson making any suicidal comments.
A former federal prosecutor, Neama Rahmani, indicated to Fox News Digital that the results of a mental health assessment “suggest that he should be kept separate from the general prison population,” as Robinson remains held in a “special housing unit.”
FBI agents and police officers were seen at Utah Valley University following the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025. (Image Credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Rahmani explained that a comprehensive mental health assessment will be performed by his defense team. This is to potentially negotiate a plea to avoid capital punishment, present an insanity or diminished responsibility defense during trial, which is difficult under Utah legislation, or to introduce mitigating factors during the death penalty phase.
