"But on Thursday afternoon the owner of the private jet broke his silence to quash all claims linking him to the shooting. Businessman Derek Maxfield outed himself as the man behind the plane - registered as N888KG - and tore into those dragging his family into the fray. He branded the claims 'baseless theories' and cleared up why his Bombardier Challenger 300 vanished from flight-tracking systems on Wednesday."
"He said: 'As often happens, unfortunately, in the wake of such terrifying and public events, a variety of baseless theories and suspicions around Mr Krik's murder immediately took hold on social media, including one that has unfairly impacted our family.' Maxfield said he was speak out to 'set the record straight' and went into detail about why his jet was allowed to disappear soon after take-off."
Social media circulated a conspiracy theory after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University. A private jet took off from Provo Airport about an hour after the shot and vanished from radar five miles away, prompting speculation that a gunman fled via the flight. Businessman Derek Maxfield identified himself as the owner of the jet registered N888KG and denied any connection to the shooting. He called the claims baseless and said the plane’s disappearance from public tracking systems complied with an agreement with the FAA. He stated the aircraft left Provo at about 1.20pm MT with two pilots, no passengers, and landed at 1.55pm MT in Page, Arizona.
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