Lawyer warns of criminality penalties at Charlie Kirk memorial

Maricopa County Lawyer Rachel Mitchell warned that no criminality at Sunday’s memorial for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., will likely be tolerated. 

Mitchell’s feedback come as an estimated 100,000 attendees are anticipated on the service, which is able to characteristic audio system together with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. THe federal authorities has deemed it a Stage 1 Particular Occasion, the identical categorization because the Tremendous Bowl, and requiring intensive federal interagency assist to make sure safety. 

“This second requires Maricopa County to step up and present the nation—and the world—that we worth dignity, civility, and the rule of legislation. We could be function fashions that even in instances of grief and disagreement, our group is united in its dedication to free speech with out violence or lawlessness,” Mitchell stated in a press release posted to X on Friday.

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“Let me be clear: my workplace will defend the rights of those that come to mourn or protest peacefully. Anybody who chooses to interrupt the legislation—via violence, destruction of property, or obstruction— will likely be held accountable,” she added.

“Allow us to honor Charlie Kirk’s reminiscence and the blessings of liberty not with division or disruption, however with peace and respect for others,” she additional acknowledged.

The Secret Service stated Saturday that an armed man with a knife and a firearm managed to get contained in the stadium. He was taken into custody and faces fees of impersonating an officer, a felony, and carrying a weapon the place one was not permitted, a misdemeanor, in keeping with the Arizona Division of Public Security.

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An individual visits the makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk exterior the headquarters of Turning Level USA on Sept. 18, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Pictures))

“The person was approached by Secret Service and acknowledged in the course of the encounter that he was a member of legislation enforcement and that he was armed,” the assertion learn, Fox Information reported Saturday morning. “The person is just not a member of approved legislation enforcement working the occasion and is at present in custody. The U.S. Secret Service and native legislation enforcement are investigating the circumstances as to why he was on the location.”

The excessive attendance on the occasion will possible result in an overflow crowd at Desert Diamond Area, one other massive occasion venue in the identical space that frequently hosts concert events, in addition to rallies for Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris in the course of the 2024 election.

The Glendale Police Division issued a site visitors alert on Friday forward of the occasion, stressing that they’re “dedicated to making sure a safe atmosphere.”

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A state trooper guards State Farm Stadium forward of Sunday’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk, Glendale, Arizona, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. Kirk was assassinated earlier this month in Orem, Utah. (Derek Shook for Fox Information Digital)

“Plan forward for parking & enable additional time to reach at [State Farm Stadium]. Let’s respect each other, be affected person, & create a protected environment,” the division posted to X.

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Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley College on Wednesday, Sept. 10, and his casket was flown on Air Drive Two from Utah to Phoenix, the place his group, Turning Level USA, is headquartered.

Fox Information’ Greg Norman, Matt Finn, Stepheny Worth, Ashley Papa, and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.