Overview

• George Zinn, 71, faces four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after investigators say they found more than 20 images of children ages 5 to 12 and graphic sharing threads on his phone.
• Authorities say Zinn admitted he gets sexual gratification from viewing and sharing child sexual‑abuse material, prompting a Special Victims Unit investigation.
• Zinn had earlier been charged with obstruction after yelling that he shot Charlie Kirk during the chaos at Utah Valley University, a claim investigators say he made to divert police from the real attacker.
• The Utah County Sheriff’s Office says there is no evidence Zinn colluded with the shooter, and he is now being held in the county jail without bail as the case proceeds.
• Separately, Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged with aggravated murder in Kirk’s killing, with officials citing DNA from a suspected rooftop firing position, a recovered rifle, and alleged incriminating messages.