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Posted on 02/02/2026 7:25:10 AM PST by Twotone
The elderly man who was caught on video screaming, "Shoot me!" after falsely confessing to shooting Charlie Kirk has pleaded no contest to a third-degree charge of obstruction of justice.
71-year-old George Zinn added to the chaos on Sept. 10 when Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University by claiming to have been the shooter. He was dragged away while his pants slipped to his ankles.
After Zinn was questioned by police, they said they discovered child sex abuse material on his cell phone, which led to more charges.
On Thursday he also pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, but denied in a statement to the court that he was a threat to children.
Utah Fourth District Court Judge Thomas Low sentenced Zinn to up to 15 years for all of the charges. A parole board will ultimately decide how much time he spends in prison.
Zinn helped incite conspiracy theories about the shooting, but he was known for being a nuisance at high-profile political and cultural events in Utah. He had more than two dozen previous arrests, the most serious one involving an alleged bomb threat made to the Salt Lake City Marathon by email.
Police said that he admitted to trying to divert "the attention of multiple law enforcement officers from their efforts to secure the scene and find the actual shooter."
22-year-old Tyler James Robinson was charged for the murder of Kirk based on a trove of evidence that included a confession note and extensive physical evidence.
Zinn did not mention Charlie Kirk in his statement to the court asking for mercy.
"I want to put the past behind me and move forward," he said as he became emotional.
Zinn's defense attorney, Carly Madsen, told the court that he never fit in and didn't get the help he needed.
"Never really got the love or attention he deserved," she added. "And never got the help he needed, resources that would that helped him years ago."
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feel good story of the morning! But let’s see how much time the psycho gets.
GOOD!!! NUTCASE CREEP!
Finally, Zinn goes to Prison!
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn.
Damned commie!
;-)
Child molester on the side of evil? Do tell. What a shock.
IMO, this was a professional hit and Tyler was not the shooter.
Didn’t look professional but it did look sloppily political.
“”IMO, this was a professional hit and Tyler was not the shooter.””
Elvis did it.
Hahahahahaha! GMTA! That was EXACTLY my first thought!
Sounds like he needs to be confined somewhere.
How do we know he wasn’t assigned that job to help the shooter get away?
It would have been interesting if he had been asked what his reasoning was for doing what he did… did anyone set him up ahead of time telling him something was going to happen , maybe some street drama, and the protesters needed him to help out by creating confusion?
Weirdly coincidental that some random nut would be there to blurt out such a specific self incriminating comment before most people even came out of shock and realized what went down.
Old, mentally ill, demented fart.
Hope in prison he gets the love and attention he was looking for.
The new retirement plan, let prision take care of you.
“Going to put the past behind me” Where else would he place it? Didn’t get the love he needed. Dipshit needs to have lived a life and loved others. He’s just a garden variety puke. We’ve all met them.
“Zinn’s defense attorney, Carly Madsen, told the court that he never fit in and didn’t get the help he needed”
See, he’s actually the victim.
See, only a woman could have made that statement with a straight face.
Good News to be sure.
Glad to hear it.
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