report<\/a>, local sheriff\u2019s deputies said he wouldn\u2019t let detectives look at his phone because he used it \u201cto look at child sexual abuse material.\u201d<\/p>\nAuthorities say that a search of Zinn\u2019s phone proved that it had more than 20 pictures of sexual abuse of children, including pictures of kids who were probably between 5 and 12 years old.<\/p>\n
Investigators also found more explicit texts in which he shared the information with other people. In the end, Zinn was arrested on charges of obstructing justice related to the events that followed Kirk\u2019s death and sexual exploitation of children because of what was found on his phone.<\/p>\n
According to the report, Zinn went up to the police right after Kirk was killed and yelled, \u201cI shot him, now shoot me.\u201d Police said he wasn\u2019t carrying a gun and arrested him.<\/p>\n
During a police interview, Zinn admitted he did not kill Kirk but said he wanted to cause a distraction \u201cto draw attention from the real shooter,\u201d according to court documents reviewed by Fox 13.<\/p>\n
According to court papers, the fake shooter said he \u201cwanted to be a martyr for the person who was shot\u201d after being taken to a local hospital for medical reasons.<\/p>\n
Police said that his first words slowed down the investigation into Kirk\u2019s death and wasted police time and energy at a crucial point in the case.<\/p>\n
He is charged with obstruction of justice, which is a second-degree felony.<\/p>\n