{"id":28279,"date":"2025-09-26T01:37:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T01:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28279"},"modified":"2025-09-26T01:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T01:37:37","slug":"new-old-man-who-falsely-confessed-to-kirk-tragedy-hit-with-stunning-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28279","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Old Man Who Falsely \u2018Confessed\u2019 To Kirk Tragedy Hit With Stunning Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A known political activist who falsely claimed that he shot Charlie Kirk while at the event for the conservative star told police that he was doing it to \u201cdraw attention away from the real shooter.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"iubvs69fee523ecb60\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.iubvs69fee523ecb60 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.iubvs69fee523ecb60 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.iubvs69fee523ecb60 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.iubvs69fee523ecb60 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.iubvs69fee523ecb60 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CLuesv2k9Y8DFe6AfAYdGOM7eA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/usaunfiltered24.com\/usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/local-news\/man-claimed-to-have-shot-charlie-kirk-to-allow-gunman-to-escape-police-said?fbclid=IwY2xjawM1jW1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhUzh0bjFiQ0ZSeFhqVDJGAR6fmazZSQxGlcChErALhawuPRdSbEUy1lsp3GHJz0C8X-gjFteZMkitB89WRw_aem_cksKQCEcALvMFWNjmuP2Rg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 13 in Utah<\/a>, 71-year-old George Zinn, who was a known \u201cgadfly\u201d and was led away from Utah Valley University in handcuffs after the murder last Wednesday, told police he was trying to distract them from the real killer.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Zinn has been hit with additional charges of possessing child sexual abuse materials on his phone.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/crime\/man-who-said-shot-charlie-kirk-charged-child-sexual-exploitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, local sheriff\u2019s deputies said he wouldn\u2019t let detectives look at his phone because he used it \u201cto look at child sexual abuse material.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div id=\"usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CICRsv2k9Y8DFSQiBgAdgQwqzQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/usaunfiltered24.com\/usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Authorities say that a search of Zinn\u2019s phone proved that it had more than 20 pictures of sexual abuse of children, including pictures of kids who were probably between 5 and 12 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Investigators also found more explicit texts in which he shared the information with other people. In the end, Zinn was arrested on charges of obstructing justice related to the events that followed Kirk\u2019s death and sexual exploitation of children because of what was found on his phone.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Zinn went up to the police right after Kirk was killed and yelled, \u201cI shot him, now shoot me.\u201d Police said he wasn\u2019t carrying a gun and arrested him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\">\n<div id=\"usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"CI2lsv2k9Y8DFRUlBgAd9JIzVw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/usaunfiltered24.com\/usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During a police interview, Zinn admitted he did not kill Kirk but said he wanted to cause a distraction \u201cto draw attention from the real shooter,\u201d according to court documents reviewed by Fox 13.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div id=\"usaunfiltered24.com_responsive_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to court papers, the fake shooter said he \u201cwanted to be a martyr for the person who was shot\u201d after being taken to a local hospital for medical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Police said that his first words slowed down the investigation into Kirk\u2019s death and wasted police time and energy at a crucial point in the case.<\/p>\n<p>He is charged with obstruction of justice, which is a second-degree felony.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1967818053682598370&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Ffalsely-confessed-95178%2F&amp;sessionId=aa89769b5e550dc55237af2ad603c4fbc7cf646f&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1967818053682598370\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was a lot of chaos at Utah Valley University after the murder, and video from that time showed Zinn being dragged away by police while he screamed, \u201cShoot me!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said he shot him, but I don\u2019t know,\u201d one officer told the crowd, which was under the impression that Zinn was the shooter and yelled and swore at him as he went by.<\/p>\n<p>Zinn is known in his community as a political \u201cgadfly\u201d who often shows up at events but is quickly thrown out. He has been arrested for trespassing at film festivals, protests, and political meetings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost every political event you can think of, there was always George somewhere in the background, listening,\u201d Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill told the Salt Lake Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a person who can be odd, and has those kinds of sometimes odd behavior challenges,\u201d said Gill, who has prosecuted Zinn several times. \u201cBut by and large, he\u2019s more of a gadfly than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, Zinn spent a year in jail in 2013 for making threats to bomb the Salt Lake City Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Robinson, who is accused of killing Charlie Kirk, appeared virtually for his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/robinson-charlie-kirk-95173\/\">first court date<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday since he was officially charged with seven counts.<\/p>\n<p>Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray informed the court that they will seek the death penalty against Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>Police and video taken at the scene show that Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, was answering questions in UVU\u2019s crowded plaza when he was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/court-receives-docs-95175\/\">shot from a rooftop<\/a>about 200 yards away.<\/p>\n<p>But police said he had become more radicalized over the past year, after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/court-receives-docs-95175\/\">dating a biological male roommate<\/a>\u00a0who is transitioning to female. 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