A Utah judge holds Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard in civil contempt for publicly commenting on evidence in the murder case against Tyler Robinson and refuses to remove the death penalty as a possible sanction.Judge Tony Graf Jr. says Ballard's remarks about a bullet fragment and his office having "ample evidence" risk prejudicing jurors and violated a pretrial publicity order.The court orders the Utah County Attorney's Office to pay defense legal fees and directs expanded jury questionnaires and a larger jury pool to reduce potential bias in jury selection.Tyler Robinson, charged with aggravated murder in the fatal shooting of
Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, has not entered a plea and will face a preliminary hearing early next month where prosecutors plan to present ballistics, surveillance, witness and digital evidence.