Overview

• Christopher Solomon Proctor, 45, pleaded not guilty as a federal magistrate ordered him detained after prosecutors argued he poses an ongoing danger.
• Authorities say a plastic gas can with a lit fuse was placed under a KSTU news vehicle early Sept. 12, the fuse burned out before igniting, and the FBI assumed the case.
• Court filings describe DNA on the gas can matching a state database profile for Proctor, license‑plate readers placing his vehicle nearby, and video of a dark‑clad figure at the scene.
• Agents executing warrants reported finding split‑toe boots, a gas can with a carved hole and fuse material, saw Proctor drive past the station days later, and recorded an acquaintance alleging he admitted lighting the fuse.
• A prosecutor told the court there is no evidence linking the incident to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and separate state hoax‑weapon charges for two Magna men are not connected to the news‑vehicle device.