(Ken Silva, Headline USA) FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Monday that the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk is on suicide watch.
Fox News first reported earlier in the day that the alleged assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, is being held under “special watch” until he completes a mental health evaluation. However, Fox reported that local authorities have “not been made specifically aware of any suicidal comments or concerns.”
The same day, conservative pundit Megyn Kelly asked Bongino specifically if Robinson is on suicide watch, and the deputy director said that he is.
FBI Deputy Director Ban Bongino just confirmed the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect is now on SUICIDE watch.
MEGYN KELLY: “I got to ask you this, and you know why, but is he being watched so that there can be no suicide?
BONGINO: “Yeah, that’s what we’ve been told from local… pic.twitter.com/gDZhmhSw9b
— Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) September 15, 2025
“That’s what we’ve been told from local officials who have custody over him right now that he is, in fact, on watch,” Bongino said. “That is obviously going to remain a concern.”
It’s unclear how local Utah authorities watch inmates for potential suicide, but in federal prison it entails guards checking on inmates every 15 minutes—which often prevents them from sleeping.
Infamous examples of high-profile inmates on suicide watch include deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.
In the former case, Epstein was put on suicide watch after allegedly trying to kill himself shortly after his arrest in July 2019. Epstein was taken off suicide watch and found dead in his cell weeks later.
With Maxwell, she revealed the effects of being on suicide watch in her recent interview with the Justice Department.
Yeah this is where they check on you every 15 minutes so you can't sleep. Your mind goes to mush and you can no longer think straight. https://t.co/ySpwJ2p642
— Ken Silva (@JD_Cashless) September 14, 2025
“My memory’s not as good as it was because when I was in Brooklyn, I was in the [special housing unit] for almost two years, and I was on suicide watch for almost two years, which meant that they woke me up every 15 minutes for the entire time,” she said.
“And it’s—it really did affect my ability to [think].”
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