When and where did Erica Kirk's arrest or indictment occur?

1. No record in current reporting of Erika Kirk being arrested or indicted — the arrested suspect is Tyler Robinson

Multiple mainstream outlets describe a manhunt and arrest of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson after the Sept. 10, 2025, shooting of Charlie Kirk at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University; Robinson was arrested in Utah and remanded in custody and is the defendant facing prosecution, not Erika Kirk ^{[1] [2]}.

2. Where and when the key arrest occurred: Utah, soon after the Sept. 10 shooting

Reporting places the shooting on Sept. 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem (local time 12:23). A manhunt followed and, about 33 hours later, Utah authorities announced the arrest of Tyler Robinson; he was identified as the main suspect and taken into custody in Utah ^[1].

3. What charges and legal steps are in the public record — focused on Robinson, not Erika Kirk

Sources state Tyler Robinson faces charges related to the assassination and is facing the possibility of the death penalty; a Utah judge later issued a pretrial protective order barring Robinson from contacting Erika Kirk, which underscores that the central criminal case is against Robinson ^[2].

4. Erika Kirk’s legal interactions in the aftermath — protective order and leadership role

Instead of arrest or indictment, Erika Kirk has been a party to civil/criminative-protective measures: a Utah judge issued a pretrial protective order in her favor that bars Tyler Robinson from contacting her, and media coverage chronicles her becoming Turning Point USA’s CEO after Charlie Kirk’s death and speaking publicly about grief and the trial ^{[2] [4]}.

5. Why confusion may arise — similar names, allegations, and viral conspiracy claims

A wave of online claims and conspiracies about Erika Kirk has circulated — alleging financial transfers, ties to trafficking, or other illicit activity — but fact-checkers (Snopes, WRAL, others summarized in reporting) have found no evidence tying her to the most serious of those claims, and some specific rumors have been debunked ^{[5] [3] [6]}. Those controversies likely contribute to public confusion between being investigated, being accused in social media threads, and being arrested or indicted — the latter is not supported in the reporting provided ^{[5] [3]}.

6. What the sources explicitly do not say about Erika Kirk

Available sources do not mention any arrest, indictment, or criminal charges filed against Erika Kirk; instead they document the arrest and charging of Tyler Robinson and legal protections issued for Erika Kirk ^{[1] [2]}. If you are asking whether she was arrested or indicted, current reporting in these sources does not show that happening ^{[2] [3]}.

7. Competing perspectives and possible motives behind claims against Erika Kirk

Mainstream outlets (NPR, People) portray Erika Kirk as a bereaved widow who assumed leadership of Turning Point USA and pursued justice through the courts, while partisan and social-media actors have amplified conspiracy theories and allegations about her past nonprofit work and finances — fact-checkers have rejected many of the extreme assertions ^{[4] [7] [6]}. The disparate narratives reflect differing agendas: advocacy and news organizations leaning toward documenting procedural facts, and partisan or conspiratorial accounts that aim to discredit her or to drive engagement ^{[4] [7]}.

8. How to verify updates going forward

To confirm any future development about arrests or indictments involving Erika Kirk, check primary law-enforcement statements from Utah authorities, court records in Utah where the case is being prosecuted, and established national outlets that have been tracking the Robinson prosecution; current reporting in the provided sources shows only Robinson’s arrest and the protective order for Erika Kirk ^{[1] [2]}.

Limitations: this analysis uses only the supplied sources; if you want, I can re-check newer or additional outlets and court records for any developments after these articles were published (not found in current reporting) ^{[1] [2]}.