Fake Charlie Kirk shooter George Zinn arrested for child porn
The Utah man falsely confessed to killing the conservative US activist, then said he did so to give the actual suspect time to escape
George Zinn, the Utah man who falsely confessed to killing Charlie Kirk moments after last week’s fateful shooting at Utah Valley University, now stands accused of felony sexual exploitation of a minor.
The Provo Police Department arrested Zinn last Wednesday after he loudly stated he was responsible for assassinating the 31-year-old right-wing activist, allowing “the actual suspect to flee and to hinder law enforcement”, according to a Tuesday statement from the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.
After being uncooperative with authorities, Zinn was taken to an area hospital for an unspecified medical problem.
Once there, he agreed to speak with an FBI agent and a state official, to whom he admitted he was not the shooter but yelled that he was to give the suspect time to flee the scene.
During the same interview, Zinn allowed the agents to search his phone, at which point he allegedly confessed that he used it to view sexually explicit material involving children. That turned out to be true, officials said.
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“Several images” of young girls were found on the device, prompting the agents to turn over the investigation to the Utah County Special Victims Unit.