Sheriff details Charlie Kirk suspect’s arrest and his ironic reason for turning himself in

Tyler Robsinson, the man who allegedly shot Charlie Kirk at a Utah rally last week, handed himself over to police on the sole condition that authorities be “gentle” during the arrest, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office has revealed.

In a press conference on Wednesday, Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby detailed the chain of events that led to Tyler Robinson’s arrest for the murder of right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk.

Tyler was actually urged to turn himself in by a friend of his dad’s who also just happened to be a former police detective. That family friend phoned Nate Brooksby, who “couldn’t fathom” what would come “out of his mouth.”

Credit: Utah County Sheriff’s Office

“I know who Charlie Kirk’s shooter is,” the family friend told the Sheriff, who added, “During that phone call, some information was provided about Tyler potentially having some suicidal ideation [and] was en route to a remote part of Washington County. The parents convinced him not to do that and conveyed that they would stand by him and help him surrender peacefully.”

Alongside the former detective and his father, Tyler Robinson journeyed down to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Hurricane to turn himself in. Tyler allegedly “knew it was inevitable that he would be caught” and was “fearful of being shot by law enforcement” in a confrontation.

“He knew it was inevitable that he would be caught,” the sheriff said. “If at the end of the day we accomplish him surrendering peacefully on his own, I’m going to make some concessions to make that happen.”

Tyler Robinson’s arrest came after a man helped him escape

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Tyler Robinson turned himself in two days after allegedly killing Charlie Kirk, but if it wasn’t for the extreme efforts of a man called George Zinn, he might have been captured earlier.

You see, 71-year-old George Zinn, who has since been charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, helped Tyler to escape by telling police he was the shooter.

“I shot him, now shoot me,” he allegedly said.

He only admitted to lying when in police custody, but the sheriffs said that it massively hindered the real search for Charlie Kirk’s killer.

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Featured image credit: Utah County Sheriff’s Office