In all the fire-hose flood of information and revelations in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, it’s easy to forget that first suspect, the older man near the stage that we saw arrested in real time.

He was quickly cleared of any direct involvement and released.

As it turns out, though, he may be in some legal trouble after all.

On Tuesday, reports surfaced that he may have drawn the police’s attention to himself deliberately.

Why? To help buy time for Charlie’s murderer to escape.

If this is true, then all I can say is, what a despicable piece of filth.

The first man arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of Charlie Kirk yelled, “I shot him, now shoot me” immediately after the shooting in an attempt to help the shooter escape, according to newly filed documents.

George Zinn, 71, was taken into custody following the shooting, but he was later cleared on having any direct involvement with the shooting.

He was arrested on suspicion of obstruction of justice.

Currently, investigators have a suspect in custody for the shooting.

Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on September 11 after he told a family member that he was the one who shot and killed Charlie Kirk.

According to the affidavit of probable cause that was filed today, immediately after the shooting, Zinn allegedly walked up to a police officer and started yelling, “I shot him, now shoot me.”

The officer could not see a weapon in his hands and placed him in handcuffs.

The officer asked him where the gun was, and he reportedly said, “I am not going to tell you.”

This seems right for federal charges of being an accessory after the fact.

18 U.S. Code § 3 – Accessory after the fact states in part:

“Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact.”

That implies that, if an offender, say, Charlie Kirk’s murderer, is charged with any federal crime, then anyone who assists that person, by, say, drawing law enforcement attention away, could be charged under this statute.

To which I can only say, let’s get after it.

There are new revelations almost by the hour in this case, implications that other people knew what Tyler Robinson was planning, and other people knew just afterwards that he had carried out his crime.

Now there’s George Zinn, who reportedly deliberately tried to draw police attention away from Robinson, not because he knew about the act in advance (that we know of), but simply seizing the opportunity to be a scumbag.

It turns out George Zinn has a history of being a scumbag.

A man who prosecutors say asked Salt Lake City Marathon organizers if he could help set up bombs at the finish line now faces a criminal charge.

George Hodgson Zinn, 59, told investigators “he didn’t mean anything” by sending an email to the marketing director of the marathon asking, “I was wondering if you needed anybody to help place bombs near the finish line on Saturday???,” according to court documents.

But Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said given the level of concern around the country following the bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured 170 earlier that week, all allegations are taken seriously.

It’s time for George Zinn to “find out.”

Let him be charged.

Let him be tried.

If he’s found guilty, let him be imprisoned.

Let him serve as an example, pour encourager les autres.

Zinn’s actions reveal the depth of hatred some Americans harbor toward conservative voices.

Even without advance knowledge of Robinson’s plan, Zinn seized the moment to help a murderer escape justice.

This wasn’t a split-second decision made in confusion.

Zinn deliberately walked up to police officers and falsely confessed to divert their attention from the real killer.

His previous history with bomb threats at the Salt Lake City Marathon shows a pattern of dangerous behavior targeting public events.

This man represents the kind of radical leftist who celebrates political violence against conservatives.

The fact that multiple people may have assisted Kirk’s assassin, either before or after the shooting, demonstrates how normalized anti-conservative hatred has become.

Zinn’s obstruction of justice charge should be upgraded to federal accessory charges.

His actions directly aided a political assassination and undermined law enforcement’s ability to apprehend the killer quickly.

The 71-year-old had decades to learn right from wrong, yet chose to help a murderer.

There can be no excuse for his despicable behavior in the moments after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Every person who aided Robinson, whether through advance planning or after-the-fact assistance, must face the full weight of federal law.

The conservative movement demands justice for Charlie Kirk and accountability for everyone who played any role in this political assassination.

Zinn’s case proves that Kirk’s murder involved more than just one disturbed individual.

It reveals a network of people willing to assist in political violence against conservative leaders.

This conspiracy must be fully exposed and prosecuted to prevent future attacks on conservative voices.