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US taxpayers paid more than $2.6 million to cover security costs Charlie Kirk’s massive memorial serviceAccording to a new report.
Incident in Glendale, Arizona last month – which was attended by more than 100,000 people – Includes security from ARCUS Group, LLC, a full-service event management and security company.
documents received by tmz Showed that the US Secret Service paid the group $2,677,416.19 to secure the perimeter at State Farm Stadium, where the ceremony took place on September 21.
Independent US Secret Service has been contacted For comment regarding the cost of security measures.
With 90,000 mourners inside the stadium and thousands gathered outside, Kirk’s memorial was attended by many high-profile celebrities. President Donald TrumpVice President JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and tech billionaire Elon Musk. Kirk’s widow, Erica, also delivered a powerful eulogy.
Photos of the event showed a snaking line stretching back from the stadium, and memorial planners were forced to send attendees one block north to the Desert Diamond Arena, which has a capacity of 20,000.
ARCUS, which also provides disaster response services, specializes in event design and production, event programming, and internal and perimeter security. website,
The company has extensive experience providing security at high-profile events, including Trump’s second inauguration earlier this year.
It provided security for both national political conventions in 2024, as well as the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter and the inauguration of former President Joe Biden.
Kirk’s memorial, which was held less than two weeks after he was fatally shot during a speaking engagement in Utah, went off largely without a hitch, although one man was arrested the day before the event.
Joshua Runkles was accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer and carrying a weapon into the stadium, although a spokesperson for Kirk’s political organization Turning Point USA later said he knew him.
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Colvett said on X that Runkles was “doing advance security for a known guest planning to attend the memorial service tomorrow.”
“We do not believe this individual was attempting anything nefarious, although proper coordination with the TPUSA security team or the U.S. Secret Service was not made,” Colvet said.
It was not specified who Runkles was providing security for.
Colvet said his arrest came before the site was completely sealed and closed.
Tyler Robinson, 22, faces seven charges related to Kirk’s death, including aggravated murder, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.