According to reports, a 71-year-old man in Utah, USA, has been arrested on charges of obstructing justice for allegedly falsifying a confession in the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. At the same time, the police also found photos of his child abuse in his mobile phone.
Local time on September 10,American conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University. According to the relevant documents submitted by the campus police, shortly after the incident, 71-year-old George Zinn shouted "I shot him, now you shoot me". The police quickly subdued him, and the video recording this scene was widely circulated on the Internet. Some people once thought that the police had quickly arrested the suspect.
On the way to being deported to the police car, Zinn insisted he was the gunman and even urged the police to “shoot me directly.” but then when a police officer asked where the gun killed Kirk, Zinn replied: “I won’t tell you.”Self-sacrifice“I am a martyr in this case.
According to police documents and authorities, Zinn's body appeared with unknown symptoms and was sent to the doctor afterwards. He told the police that he was pleased to say that the gunshot killed the person so that the real suspect could escape.
On September 15, Zinn was officially arrested by Utah authorities after leaving the hospital and faced charges of a second-grade serious crime (interfering with justice). In addition, when the police checked his mobile phone, he showed a resistant attitude, claiming that he recorded "sexual abuse content" with his mobile phone. Investigators then searched his mobile phone to confirm that there were more than 20 photos of child sexual abuse in his phone, including photos of several minors aged 5 to 12, as well as pornographic information shared with others. Therefore, Zinn was ultimately also charged with child abuse crimes.
According to court records, a judge ruled Zinn poses a "significant danger" to the community and is therefore free without bail and will remain in custody.
In the past 30 years, Zinn hasly been charged and convicted several times in Utah. It is noteworthy that after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, he sent an email to Utah Salt Lake Marathon organizers threatening to place a bomb on the finish line and was therefore arrested.
Prosecutors also said that after the shooting, the real criminal suspect, Taylor Robinson, in a message sent to his roommate, mentioned how Zinn was detained by police on the day of the incident. In the information, Robinson's roommately asked him if the police had caught the murderer who killed Kirk, while Robinson admitted that he was the real culprit in the case, but the police first "caught a crazy old guy."
Red Star News reporter Zheng Zhi intern Xie Yijie
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