George Zimmerman arrested on aggravated assault charge

[DemocratSinceBirth]

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say George Zimmerman, whose acquittal of murdering an unarmed black teen sparked a national debate on race and self-defense laws, has been arrested on an aggravated assault charge.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office says the 31-year-old Zimmerman was arrested in Lake Mary about 10 p.m. Friday and is being held at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility. The facility's website says Zimmerman is scheduled for a court appearance at 9 a.m. Saturday.

No further details were released. A message seeking further information was left Saturday morning by The Associated Press with Seminole County Sheriff officials.

Zimmerman was acquitted in 2013 of a second-degree murder charge for shooting an unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin.

Since his acquittal, Zimmerman has had several brushes with the law:

— He was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, battery and criminal mischief after his then-girlfriend said he pointed a gun at her face during an argument, smashed her coffee table and pushed her out of the house they shared. Samantha Scheibe decided not to cooperate with detectives and prosecutors didn't pursue the case.

— Zimmerman was accused by his estranged wife of smashing an iPad during an argument at the home they had shared. Shellie Zimmerman initially told a dispatcher her husband had a gun, though she later said he was unarmed. No charges were ever filed because of a lack of evidence. The dispute occurred days after Shellie Zimmerman filed divorce papers.

— Zimmerman has also been pulled over three times for traffic violations since his acquittal.

[msanthrope]

1. Waiting for hearing to start...live.....

http://www.wftv.com/videos/news/wftv-live-event-1/v7PNh/

[msanthrope]

2. Zimm being Mirandized...

[msanthrope]

3. Given his charges. West is his attorney....

[msanthrope]

4. Judge find probable cause for arrest. Arraignment Feb 17th.

[msanthrope]

5. Prosecution asking for GPS, no contact, no residence, no alcohol. nt

[msanthrope]

6. Defense wants no GPS...

[msanthrope]

7. Judge rules.. 5 k bail, no firearm used, but must surrender firearms.

Stay out of county of victim.

It doesn't sound like GPS was ordered.

Personal property arrangement.

No alcohol restriction.

[shenmue]

8. Wow

[msanthrope]

11. Yeah--I need a confirm, but no GPS, he must stay out of county of victim. Surrender guns, 5k bail.

Jeebus---I have clients arrested with pot who don't get off this easy.

[George II]

28. Given his history and obvious anger issues, why doesn't he have to surrender his guns until Tuesday?

[roguevalley]

37. this is florida. you can hunt people there.

[cwydro]

9. Does it make me a bad person

that I find this hilarious?

And karmic?

[Adrahil]

29. I just hope he doesn't have to murder someone else...

... Before finally gets his comeuppance.

[malaise]

10. Time is running out for this murderer

He'll get what's due sooner rather than later

[Nye Bevan]

12. Reminds me of OJ Simpson.

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Even though a jury could not find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt the first time around, a basically bad person tends not to stay out of trouble.

[zappaman]

42. Exactly.

How hard is to just thank your lucky stars you are not in prison like you deserve to be and just quietly stay out of trouble?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. What you do in the dark will eventually be brought to the light./NT

[MohRokTah]

14. Out on $5000 bond

So he's free to kill again.

[hlthe2b]

15. Oops... I'll delete my dupe.

[randys1]

16. Well, he is a murderer, what do we expect

[JI7]

17. piece of shit thug

[bayareaboy]

18. Huh!

You mean that he can kill a Black juvenile but harassing your women and the get out of jail card, wont work?

What has happened to Florida?

[1monster]

24. It's worked for him twice now with harassing his girl friend and then his wife...

and considering how lenient the bail terms are, he's probably going to get off with a slap at best.

I wonder how he's got so much pull?

[bayareaboy]

43. Well his Daddy used to be a magistrate ...

and I figure that most of the of the low level voters in Florida figure that must be a position with the Baptist Church so maybe we should let that slide?

[MoonRiver]

19. My guess is his latest abused squeeze will drop all changes.

And Georgie will keep it up, because why not? He's a violent, murdering sociopath who has never faced any consequences for his crimes.

[Octafish]

20. Three Strikes and You're Out

Some people don't get all these chances. Ask Trayvon Martin's family.

[PatrickforO]

21. Justice was NOT done when Zimmerman was acquited.

So now, due to the Florida 'good ol' boy' racist system, this ticking time bomb is out there causing increasingly serious mischief. I wonder how long it will be before he really screws up and kills someone else. That whole Trayvon Martin thing was just sick, and now in spite of Florida's vaunted 'justice' system, the Karmic wheel is turning.

[roguevalley]

38. otohara, could you please let me know how i can have your

kitteh gif for my desktop? that is AWESOME! Thanks.

[Contrary1]

44. Lots of great kitty gifs here:

http://weknowgifs.com

and the one you requested:
http://weknowgifs.com/?s=cat+fuck

[roguevalley]

48. contrary 1, you are the greatest. :D:D

[1monster]

45. rougevalley: I have a real one (all white, blue-eyed and playful) that someone dumped

in front of my house. She's leash-trained and friendly, about eight months old and up for adoption.

[roguevalley]

49. awww. I would take her but in a six month period of time

two kittehs wandered onto my porch cold, hungry and about two months old. Then I got handed two rescue dogs. I hope your baby gets a good home. They sound awesome. I am having trouble posting pictures of my new dogs, Timmy a dachshund abandoned without even a name, under fed and dirty with bad teeth all now fixed and chipped with a tag. Buddy was a chihuahua to a lady who died. Queen is a fluffy coal black main coon and a hellion of love, purring and fun. Spike is a tuxedo kitten who has grown to be a big girl. They rule me.

[1monster]

54. Well, it looks like I'm going to keep her, even though I already have five cats and a dog of my own

PLUS a feral cat (Precious, for those who remember me posting about her) who came into my house (after two years of feeding her outside) and has holed up in an upstairs loft.

She won't come down unless we are all in our rooms asleep.

I think she's afraid that we will throw her out. What a set up. She's fed and watered, doesn't have to fear being attacked by wild animals, warm and dry, and accepted by the rest of the menagerie.

[Skidmore]

23. This man will kill again.

I have no doubt of this.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. It is interesting that those he said was just a bad guy...

It is interesting that those he said was just a bad guy are being vindicated in the fullness of time...

[samsingh]

26. i hope he doesn't do too much damage before he's locked away

[Generic Other]

27. Allegedly Threw Wine Bottle at Girlfriend

After the brief hearing, Zimmerman's attorney, Don West, told the Orlando Sentinel (http://tinyurl.com/me467wh) his client was arrested after allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend several days ago.

Zimmerman was also told by the judge to stay out of Volusia County, where the woman lives.

The judge ordered Zimmerman to pack up any personal belongings his girlfriend may have left at Zimmerman's home and give them to his lawyer.

Zimmerman, who wore blue scrubs and handcuffs, appeared calm during the brief hearing. At one point, he laughed and joked with an officer as he signed paperwork.

Although the incident didn't involve a firearm, the judge ordered Zimmerman to surrender any weapons out of an abundance of caution.


http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/george-zimmerman-arrested-aggravated-assault-charge-28133121

video: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/os-george-zimmerman-arrested-assault-lake-mary-20150110-story.html

[George II]

30. After all that has gone on in the last 2 years, what woman could be so STUPID to take up with him???

[Marrah_G]

31. He is an angry, insecure, violent little man

At some point he is going to seriously hurt another person. I think the biggest miscarriage was when the judge allowed a computer animated video to testify instead of the defendant. Zimmerman got to tell his side without the possibility of being cross examined.

[gvstn]

34. If you had ten...

[nolabear]

40. ...

[Kablooie]

35. He became unbalanced because of the left wing attacks against him.

According to people in Freeperland.
...
Until someone pointed out that he voted for Obama, then he was suddenly an unbalanced creep from long ago.

[olddots]

36. his 15 minutes are so over

We give so much attention to jerk off bad guys rhat potential bad guys worship them .

[RBInMaine]

39. Old "GUNSLINGER GEORGE" is back is he? Just a matter of time before this nut kills someone, AGAIN !

[nolabear]

41. Ironically, if it hadn't been for Trayvon I think he'd have been in jail long ago.

The man is nothing but a stupid, entitled, run-of-the-mill asshole, the kind that get arrested and convicted for little crimes every single day all over the country. Why some judge hasn't yet said "OFFS Sparky, go spend some time where I don't have to look at you" is beyond me, other than that he got some big attention and everybody got all ooky about offending someone important by swatting this little gnat.

[Blue_Tires]

46. Color me shocked

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and prepare to color me shocked again when these charges get dropped, or the court finds some other reason to let him walk...

So George Zimmerman has no fewer than FOUR assault/battery/DV arrests since his moment in the spotlight, in addition to his earlier run-ins...And white america still can't bring itself to label him a "thug"

[tblue37]

51. Oh, and he will undoubtedly get his guns back, too. nt

[cwydro]

47. A pathetic little worm

of a man.

Domestic violence again.

Real tough guy with women and unarmed teenagers.

[JonLP24]

50. He's still innocent

I haven't seen a Zimmerman defender here for a long while. I still haven't read this thread top to bottom though.

[DonCoquixote]

52. should this really surprise people

The eprson who had a thick rap sheet got to kill a kid who had at best a thin rap sheet. Even if he goes to jail, he will still get to breathe Florida air someday, which is something the family fo Tray Martin wish their son could.

[cntrygrl]

53. Orlando Sentinel put up a picture of the

house he lives in. His parents own it.

I would like to know how this ingrate makes it with no job? Does he still have that big pick-up? How does he afford it?

[link:http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/zimmermanhouse-jpg-20150110-photo.html|