Derek Maxfield: The Plane Owner Who Denied Assassination Ties

Showing 8 Derek Maxfield videos from Charlie Kirk's video collection.

A Utah businessman and CEO of a company that owned a private jet, Derek Maxfield saw that aircraft become part of assassination speculation after it departed a nearby airport shortly after Charlie Kirk's death. He publicly and directly denied any connection between the flight and Kirk's death in a statement posted to Instagram, calling the suggestion inaccurate and false and without credible basis. According to reporting included in this material, the jet's transponder data went dark for roughly an hour during the flight. Maxfield addressed the gap by explaining the aircraft's tracking service was disabled with permission from air traffic control — a routine and legal practice for private aviation under FAA rules.

Candace Owens has continued to raise questions about the flight despite Maxfield's public statement. She has noted that he and his wife, Shellane Maxfield, operate an anti-trafficking charity in Utah, arguing the couple's public profile makes the unresolved questions about the flight's timing worth continued scrutiny. Maxfield has stated the flight was prescheduled and involved two pilots departing from Provo before picking him up in Page, Arizona. He said it had no connection whatsoever to the shooting. The specific suspicions raised about the flight's timing remain disputed and unconfirmed beyond the public statements both Maxfield and Owens have made.