George Zinn has now been changed with possessing child porn
George Zinn — the man who falsely told police he shot Charlie Kirk moments after the assassination — has now been charged with possessing child porn
The older man who was led away in handcuffs after Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting last week is now at the center of another disturbing case. Officials say 71-year-old George Zinn is locked up at the Utah County Jail, suspected of obstruction of justice and possession of child sex abuse material, as per the NY Post.
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, Zinn refused to cooperate with questions and then appeared to experience a medical problem, so he was taken to a nearby hospital.
Zinn was in the crowd at Kirk’s event at Utah Valley University when the shots rang out. In the chaos, he shouted to the police that he had been the one who fired the gun. Officers grabbed him right away, but it did not take long for investigators to realize he was not the shooter.
While being treated, Zinn was questioned by the FBI and the Utah State Bureau of Investigation. He admitted he lied about firing the weapon, saying he only yelled it out so the real gunman could get away. During the same interview, Zinn let agents check his phone and told them he uses it to look at sexual abuse material involving children.
Note: Authorities stressed that Zinn was not behind Kirk’s killing. He was detained in the confusion before the truth came out. The real suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was arrested more than a day later and charged in the murder.
