Elderly man who falsely confessed to shooting Charlie Kirk sentenced to prison

Elderly man who falsely confessed to shooting Charlie Kirk sentenced to prison


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.

‘I want to put the past behind me and move forward.’

After Zinn was questioned by police, they said they discovered child sex abuse material on his cell phone, which led to more charges.

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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

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