Overview
- Judge Tony Graf took testimony on a defense motion to disqualify the Utah County Attorney’s Office and did not remove the office immediately.
- Defense lawyers argue a deputy prosecutor’s 18-year-old child attended the UVU event and texted the parent during the chaos, claiming that connection and a rapid death-penalty notice show bias.
- Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray testified that the child is not a material witness and said the defense mounted an ambush meant to delay the case.
- The judge limited close-up courtroom filming to prevent lip reading of attorney–client conversations and set the next hearing for Feb. 3, with a preliminary hearing slated for May 18.
- Prosecutors say DNA and messages tie Tyler Robinson to the shooting; he surrendered after his parents recognized him, and separate reports say the FBI has ended security for his partner, who has not been charged.