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George Zinn, the 71-year-old man who was initially arrested at Utah Valley University after the assassination of Charlie Kirk has now been charged with obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony. Zinn admitted to police that he was attempting to “draw attention from the real shooter.”
“Documents filed in Zinn’s case by UVU campus police allege that he began screaming, ‘I shot him – now shoot me,’ in the immediate aftermath of Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University (UVU) on 10 September. Video of officers holding Zinn down was widely circulated online, leading some to believe that authorities had quickly arrested a suspect in the killing of the conservative political activist,” The Guardian said.
71-year-old George Zinn is the man who lied about having sh*t Charlie Kirk and admitted to do doing so in order to help the real sh**ter escape.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) September 16, 2025
Zinn had originally told police, “I sh*t him now sh**t me.”
Zinn was booked into Utah County Jail on felony obstruction of justice. pic.twitter.com/dr8ApqtM9a
Footage from the arrest circulated widely on social media.
This is George Zinn
— RT (@RT_com) September 16, 2025
He has CONFESSED to helping Charlie Kirk’s killer escape
‘SHOOT ME’
But who exactly is he?
His trail of dirty tricks goes all the way back to the 1980s…
🧵 pic.twitter.com/02b8s8iV6f
Here is another video of George Zinn the man who allegedly shot Charlie Kirk! pic.twitter.com/3UDJi6dER8
— thatstarwarsgirl (@thatstarwarsgrl) September 10, 2025
“Then, when asked by an officer where the gun used to kill Kirk was, Zinn allegedly replied: ‘I am not going to tell you.’ Police contend that Zinn subsequently admitted that he was not the shooter and did not know who was – and he purportedly claimed that he had acted how he did to draw attention away from the real killer in hopes of becoming ‘a martyr’ for Kirk,” The Guardian said.
Not confirmed yet but it appears as though the terrorist who shot Charlie Kirk is George Zinn. He has a previous charge for threatening to bomb the Salt Lake City Marathon back in 2013. https://t.co/A16ZU9Qyec pic.twitter.com/WEtoWeSEM6
— John Artunkal (@JohnArtunkal) September 10, 2025
NEW: The 71-year-old audience member who was arrested at Charlie Kirk’s UVU event says he told cops he shot Kirk to distract police so the real shooter could escape.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 16, 2025
“I shot him, now shoot me,” George Zinn allegedly said immediately after Kirk was shot.
While speaking to… pic.twitter.com/2JiwWXKgR3
When Zinn was taken to a hospital after the initial arrest he told officers that he was “glad he said he shot the individual so the real suspect could get away,” according to law enforcement documents.
On Monday Zinn was booked into Utah County Jail for investigation of obstruction of justice and sexual exploitation of a minor.
FBI investigators interviewed Zinn at the hospital. Zinn reportedly admitted he wasn’t the shooter, but that he “uses (his) phone to look at child sexual abuse material” after initially refusing to let law enforcement look through the device.
The investigators looked through the phone and discovered multiple images containing children believed to be approximately 5-years-old, according to the affidavit. FBI agents informed deputies of this discovery. The deputies then reviewed the phone and found more than 20 images of child pornography in addition to explicit messages about sexual acts.
In 2013 Zinn was charged with terroristic threats for an email he sent to a marathon race saying that he could help set up bombs at the finish line. Notably, this threat was made just days after the Boston Marathon bombings.
“A man who prosecutors say asked Salt Lake City Marathon organizers if he could help set up bombs at the finish line now faces a criminal charge,” news site KSL reported in 2013. “George Hodgson Zinn, 59, told investigators ‘he didn’t mean anything’ by sending an email to the marketing director of the marathon asking, ‘I was wondering if you needed anybody to help place bombs near the finish line on Saturday???,’ according to court documents. But Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said given the level of concern around the country following the bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured 170 earlier that week, all allegations are taken seriously.”
Zinn previously made a video discussing the 9/11 attacks.
Who is George Zinn ?
— Mofobian (@Mofobian) September 14, 2025
> 9/11 Attacks (2001)
> Salt Lake City Marathon Bomb Threat (2013)
> Charlie Kirk Assassination (2025)
Crisis actors. pic.twitter.com/DIz7QtmTSX
RT recently published a commentary titled “Brainwashed Boomers are ready to kill for the Western establishment” which discussed the phenomenon of baby boomers death battle to defend the failing establishment in their final years.
Editor’s Note: Below is a screenshot from the Utah Sheriffs Department of the charges.
