A Utah enterprise proprietor says Tyler Robinson ate at his restaurant hours after allegedly assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September — and handled himself to a hearty steak dinner.
The proprietor of the mom-and-pop steakhouse in Panguitch, about three hours south of the place the Turning Level USA founder was gunned down on an Orem faculty campus, mentioned the 22-year-old homicide suspect sat alone on the counter and saved to himself as he scarfed down his meal, Fox Information Digital reported.
“So the gal that served him mentioned that he was quiet, type of shy,” the eatery proprietor, who requested to not be named, advised the outlet.
“Often, if someone sits at our counter, they like to speak. And he sat on the counter and he or she mentioned he actually didn’t need to speak, simply wished to eat and get out.”
The proprietor famous the lone diner ordered a medium-rare sirloin with greens and a baked potato.
However the subsequent day, when the FBI launched images of the alleged gunman, the proprietor mentioned his employees instantly acknowledged him and contacted the feds, based on the outlet.
“After they put an image of the younger man on the market, I had a server say they had been comparatively sure that they’d had that individual in that night time — late,” he mentioned, including “that was turned over to the FBI.”
The restauranteur and two servers had been questioned by federal brokers, however technical glitches prevented him handing over the cardholder title or safety footage.
Solely the final 4 digits of the bank card used to pay for the steak feast got to the FBI, the proprietor mentioned, Fox reported.
“That was the final I’ve heard of it,” he added, noting he wasn’t positive whether or not the knowledge aided within the investigation or if the FBI confirmed Robinson was the solo visitor.
“The FBI adopted by means of and did what they had been imagined to, and that’s that. The employees that was concerned, they had been simply making an attempt to be good residents, and so they actually don’t need to be hounded about it.”
Kirk, a 31-year-old married father of two, was shot useless at Utah Valley College whereas chatting with a crowd of 1000’s as a part of his American Comeback Tour on Sept. 10.
Robinson was arrested two days later following an enormous manhunt.
He’s going through seven felony expenses of aggravated homicide, discharge of a firearm inflicting severe bodily damage, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and fee of a violent offense within the presence of a kid.
Robinson is behind bars pending trial and will face dying by firing squad if convicted. Utah is one in every of 5 states that also enable the execution technique.
