The Utah County Sheriff’s Office has released information on the arrest and booking of George Zinn, aged 71, on charges of obstruction of justice and possession of child sex abuse material.

Zinn was present at the Utah Valley University (UVU) event where Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week.

“Shorty after that shooting occurred, and while people were fleeing the area, Zinn was seen yelling that he had shot Charlie Kirk,” the sheriff’s office statement says. “UVU Police took Zinn into custody and transported him to the UVU Police department. At that time, Zinn was not co-operative with law enforcement and did not want to speak.”

The office added that “Zinn began to have a medical issue” and was taken to hospital. While there, he said he was not the shooter but had yelled to hinder

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