Utah County Sheriff's Office press release: George Zinn

The investigating agency: no information of collusion; the payment element is commentary-only

what the source states

Utah County Sheriff's Office: "Zinn admitted that he had yelled that he was the shooter to allow the actual suspect to flee and to hinder Law Enforcement... At this time, there is no information that George Zinn actually colluded with the shooter."

what we infer

The pre-arrangement element rests, in the reviewed record, on nothing: the "promised payment" detail appears only in Owens' commentary, with no court record or named reporting behind it. Recorded here so the absence is auditable.

limitations

• 'No information at this time' is an investigative status, not a closure.