July 8 (UPI) — The defense team for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was expected Wednesday to continue questioning DNA evidence in the case.
That marks the third day of the hearing in Provo, Utah, which is expected to last until Friday. Judge Tony Graf will determine if the prosecution has enough evidence for Robinson’s trial to move forward.
Late in Tuesday’s hearing, the defense called its first witness. Lawyers questioned an FBI analyst about how Robinson’s DNA was connected to a rifle found near where Kirk was killed in September at the Utah Valley University campus.
Amanda Bakker, the analyst, spoke about the techniques she used and said all the DNA evidence found on a towel wrapped around the rifle was attributed to Robinson’s roommate, Lance Twiggs, who gave a DNA sample for comparison, and “likely” Robinson, The Hill reported. Prosecutors have said they will play a recorded statement by Twiggs during the hearing.
The Washington Post reported that prosecutors seemed to sound exasperated at times with the defense’s questions about details and DNA science.
Robinson has yet to enter a plea.
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