George Zinn appears at his arraignment, where he entered a no-contest plea to an obstruction of justice charge after police say he falsely claimed that he had shot Charlie Kirk, at 4th District Court in Provo on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. I shot him, now shoot me.”George Zinn is arrested after Charlie Kirk was shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret NewsWhen Dutson found Zinn to be weaponless, he escorted him to the UVU Police Department, according to the report. Thursday in Utah’s 4th District Court, Zinn pleaded no contest to third-degree obstruction of justice and pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Judge Thomas Low sentenced Zinn to 0-5 years in prison for the obstruction charge, and up to 15 years in prison for the sexual exploitation charges.